📍 126 Blue Gray Road, Ewing, Lee County, 24248
Thomas Walker High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ewing, Lee County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Walker High enrolls 278 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 278 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 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.
Thomas Walker High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 1.
Thomas Walker High is one of 11 schools in Lee County Public Schools, based in Jonesville, Virginia. The district serves 2,966 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Thomas Walker High is close to the district average of about 270 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant