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Enrollment
800
High
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001227
Tunstall High
100 Trojan Cir, Dry Fork, VA 24549 · (434) 724-7111 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
687 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 197 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 216 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 193 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 194 | 24% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 95.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 94.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tunstall High
Tunstall High's state test result (88.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunstall High this school | 800 | 85.9% | 88.1% |
| Staunton High Staunton | 766 | 85.0% | 77.9% |
| Chatham High Chatham | 609 | 84.6% | 79.6% |
| Amelia County High Amelia Court House | 516 | 82.9% | 67.0% |
| Alleghany High Covington | 818 | 81.8% | 59.8% |
| Nelson County High Lovingston | 486 | 83.3% | 79.5% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tunstall High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #19 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #54 of 316 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #32 of 316 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #204 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #170 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #199 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #103 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #44 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
800
-71 (-8%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 800 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 86% (687) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 56 | 15.2:1 | 86% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 56.8 | 14.8:1 | 80% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 55 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 948 | 58.7 | 16.1:1 | 42% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 57 | 17.3:1 | 37% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 51 | 16.7:1 | 34% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 61 | 15.8:1 | 12% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 51 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tunstall High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (948 to 800); teachers down 5% (58.7 to 56).
About Tunstall High
Tunstall High is classified as a high school. It is located in Dry Fork, Virginia. The school reports 800 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students.
Within Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Tunstall High is one of 18 schools. The district enrolls 7,830 students.
Tunstall High's enrollment is 70% White. Enrollment also includes 16% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Tunstall High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Tunstall High operates with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.3:1. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. Tunstall High reports 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Pittsylvania County, the average is about the same, 85%.
BeatsExpectations places Tunstall High in the top 10% of Virginia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 23.4 points above it (88.1% actual, 64.7% predicted).
Federal survey data for Pittsylvania County show that median household income is about $54,085, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tunstall High is among the 22 public schools in Pittsylvania County.
The closest public school to Tunstall High is Tunstall Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Tunstall High ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 871 to 800. The ratio was 15.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Tunstall High may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
- Gretna ElementaryElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Tunstall Middle0.2 mi · 609
- Stony Mill Elementary2.9 mi · 440
- Twin Springs Elementary5.5 mi · 618
- Brosville Elementary5.6 mi · 219
- Union Hall Elementary7.0 mi · 183
- Park Avenue Elementary7.7 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Tunstall HighHow many students attend Tunstall High?
Tunstall High enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tunstall High serve?
Tunstall High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Tunstall High?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Tunstall High.
How diverse is Tunstall High?
Tunstall High reports a student body of 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tunstall High?
Tunstall High is overseen by Pittsylvania County Public Schools in Pittsylvania County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.