📍 Rt 198 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, Mathews County, 23109
Mathews High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mathews, Mathews County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mathews County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mathews High enrolls 310 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.5% Black or African American and 6.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 310 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 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.
Mathews 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-10, state senate district 6, state house district 98.
Mathews High is one of 3 schools in Mathews County Public Schools, based in Mathews, Virginia. The district serves 790 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Mathews High is larger than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant