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Virginia Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Virginia, St. Louis County. The school has 750 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rock Ridge Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Virginia Secondary enrolls 750 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 8.1% Two or more races and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 631 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 750 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 63 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Virginia Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 6.
Virginia Secondary is one of 5 schools in Rock Ridge Public Schools, based in VIRGINIA, Minnesota. The district serves 2,288 students district-wide and employs 151 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 750 students, Virginia Secondary is larger than the district average of about 458 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe