📍 3700 James River Rd., Midlothian, Chesterfield County, 23113
James River High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Midlothian, Chesterfield County. The school has 1,926 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 86% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James River High enrolls 1,926 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,059 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 404 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 288 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 82 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
616 of the school's 1,926 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 555 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
James River High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-10, state senate district 10, state house district 68.
James River High is one of 73 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools, based in Chesterfield, Virginia. The district serves 64,194 students district-wide and employs 4,523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,926 students, James River High is larger than the district average of about 879 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large