📍 606 S. Lexington Avenue, Covington, Covington city, 24426
Covington High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Covington, Covington city. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Covington High enrolls 339 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 8.8% Black or African American and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 339 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Town, Distant. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-9, state senate district 25, state house district 19.
Covington High is one of 8 schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, based in Low Moor, Virginia. The district serves 2,804 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 339 students, Covington High is close to the district average of about 351 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant