📍 8815 Mary Ball Rd, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 22503
Lancaster High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lancaster High enrolls 403 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 42% White and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 194 | 48% |
| White | 170 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 403 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 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.
Lancaster High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 99.
Lancaster High is one of 4 schools in Lancaster County Public Schools, based in Weems, Virginia. The district serves 1,018 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, Lancaster High is larger than the district average of about 255 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote