📍 1001 Garbers Church Road, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg city, 22801
Harrisonburg High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg city. The school has 1,951 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisonburg City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harrisonburg High enrolls 1,951 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 134 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,038 | 53% |
| White | 577 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 210 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 4% |
| Asian | 46 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,548 of the school's 1,951 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,548 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.
Harrisonburg High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-60, state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Harrisonburg High is one of 10 schools in Harrisonburg City Public Schools, based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The district serves 6,652 students district-wide and employs 523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,951 students, Harrisonburg High is larger than the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small