William Monroe High

Set in Stanardsville, Virginia, William Monroe High is a small high school, one of the schools within Greene County Public Schools. It serves 952 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so William Monroe High sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Greene County Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 2,781 students, William Monroe High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, William Monroe High lists that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Greene County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting William Monroe High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible 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), William Monroe High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.2%, the actual is 77.1%, a residual of +7.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,808, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Greene County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,781 students), William Monroe High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is William Monroe Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, William Monroe High comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 66.9%.

William Monroe High operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. William Monroe High's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 942 (now 952). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 9% to 16%.

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