📍 100 Cavalier Cir, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, 24531
Chatham High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chatham, Pittsylvania County. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chatham High enrolls 659 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 28% Black or African American and 6.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 416 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 183 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 659 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 522 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.
Chatham 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-50, state senate district 20, state house district 16.
Chatham High is one of 21 schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools, based in Chatham, Virginia. The district serves 7,830 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 659 students, Chatham High is larger than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant