William Campbell High

Located at 474 William Campbell Dr, in Naruna, Virginia, William Campbell High is an one-room-style four-year high school that teaches 384 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within Campbell County Public Schools. That puts it 68% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

William Campbell High is one of 13 schools operated by Campbell County Public Schools, a district that caters to 7,777 students overall.

Demographically, William Campbell High shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 27% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, William Campbell High has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting William Campbell High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William Campbell High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.0%; this one delivers 64.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Campbell County indicate median household income runs about $66,165, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. William Campbell High is one of 15 public schools in Campbell County (combined enrollment of about 7,777 students).

The closest other public school is Brookneal Elementary, roughly 5.5 miles away. On composite proficiency, William Campbell High comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 74.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 435 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 33% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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