📍 14300 Fox Club Parkway, Midlothian, Chesterfield County, 23112
Cosby High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Midlothian, Chesterfield County. The school has 2,385 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 143.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 30 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cosby High enrolls 2,385 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 143.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 15% Black or African American and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,591 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 362 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 122 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 103 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 2,385 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 309 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Cosby 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 65.
Cosby 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 2,385 students, Cosby 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