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Indian River High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chesapeake, Chesapeake city. The school has 1,701 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesapeake City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 124.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Indian River High enrolls 1,701 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 124.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 25% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 852 | 50% |
| White | 431 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 160 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 52 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,213 of the school's 1,701 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,213 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.
Indian River High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-30, state senate district 5, state house district 77.
Indian River High is one of 48 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools, based in Chesapeake, Virginia. The district serves 40,607 students district-wide and employs 2,946 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,701 students, Indian River High is larger than the district average of about 846 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large