📍 6911 Hurley Road, Hurley, Buchanan County, 24620
Hurley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hurley, Buchanan County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hurley High enrolls 216 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% White, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 99% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 216 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 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.
Hurley High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 3.
Hurley High is one of 9 schools in Buchanan County Public Schools, based in Grundy, Virginia. The district serves 2,316 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 216 students, Hurley High is smaller than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote