📍 3250A River Road West, Goochland, Goochland County, 23063
Goochland High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Goochland, Goochland County. The school has 890 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Goochland County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. 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.
Goochland High enrolls 890 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 15% Black or African American and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 623 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 890 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Goochland High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 22, state house district 65.
Goochland High is one of 5 schools in Goochland County Public Schools, based in Goochland, Virginia. The district serves 2,643 students district-wide and employs 199 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 890 students, Goochland High is larger than the district average of about 529 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant