Wilson Memorial High

Wilson Memorial High operates as a compact senior high in Fishersville, Virginia, part of Augusta County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 837 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Augusta County Public Schools runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 10,742 students. Wilson Memorial High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Wilson Memorial High logs that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Augusta County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Augusta County (around 67%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wilson Memorial High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.1%; this one delivers 80.4%.

In the surrounding community, Augusta County reports that median household income runs about $82,049, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Augusta County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,742 students), of which Wilson Memorial High is one.

The closest other public school is Wilson Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Memorial High. On composite proficiency, Wilson Memorial High comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Wilson Memorial High's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 762 (now 837). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 85% to 78%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.