Stuarts Draft High

Stuarts Draft High is a secondary school of tight-knit scale in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, run under Augusta County Public Schools, teacheing 668 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Augusta County Public Schools comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 10,742 students; Stuarts Draft High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Stuarts Draft High shows that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 62% of students at Stuarts Draft High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stuarts Draft High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.2%, the actual is 79.8%, a residual of +8.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Augusta County put the typical household earns roughly $82,049 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Stuarts Draft High is one of 25 public schools in Augusta County (combined enrollment of about 10,742 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stuarts Draft Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Stuarts Draft High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stuarts Draft High at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stuarts Draft High has declined 7%, going from 722 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 80% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.