📍 7052 Mechanicsville Pike, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, 23111
Mechanicsville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mechanicsville, Hanover County. The school has 1,354 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hanover County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 96.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. 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.
Mechanicsville High enrolls 1,354 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 96.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9.1% Black or African American and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,040 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 31 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
373 of the school's 1,354 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 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.
Mechanicsville 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 4, state house district 97.
Mechanicsville High is one of 25 schools in Hanover County Public Schools, based in Ashland, Virginia. The district serves 16,768 students district-wide and employs 1,263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,354 students, Mechanicsville High is larger than the district average of about 671 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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