Staunton High

As a tight-knit high school in Staunton, Virginia, Staunton High teaches 766 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Staunton City Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 1,213.

Within Staunton City Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,692 students, Staunton High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Staunton High reports that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Black, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Staunton city as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 85% of students at Staunton High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Staunton High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 77.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Staunton city indicate median household earnings sit near $65,581, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Staunton city's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,780 students), Staunton High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas C. McSwain Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Staunton High. On composite proficiency, Staunton High comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 76.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Staunton High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 755 (now 766). White enrollment moved from 65% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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