William Byrd High

William Byrd High is a mid-tier secondary school in Vinton, Virginia, operated by Roanoke County Public Schools. The school serves 1,134 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 26 schools in Roanoke County Public Schools (13,735 students total), William Byrd High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, William Byrd High shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, William Byrd High has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting William Byrd High higher than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Roanoke County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, William Byrd High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.8%, the actual is 80.0%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Roanoke County put the typical household earns roughly $83,709 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Roanoke County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students), of which William Byrd High is one.

The closest other public school is William Byrd Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William Byrd High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts William Byrd High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 1,063 students in 2018 compared to 1,134 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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