Warhill High

Warhill High is a secondary school of reasonably sized scale in Williamsburg, Virginia, run under Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, enrolling 1,277 students in grades 9 through 12.

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,371 students; Warhill High is among them.

Demographically, Warhill High shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, James City County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, James City County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Warhill High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.2%; this one delivers 78.9%.

In the broader community, census data for James City County shows median household earnings sit near $109,985, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across James City County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,715 students), Warhill High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lafayette High, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Warhill High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Warhill High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 76.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Warhill High has decreased 7%, going from 1,376 students in 2018 to 1,277 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 61% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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