📍 100 Gretna Hawk Cir, Gretna, Pittsylvania County, 24557
Gretna High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gretna, Pittsylvania County. The school has 535 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 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gretna High enrolls 535 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 33% Black or African American and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 175 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 535 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 428 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.
Gretna 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.
Gretna 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 535 students, Gretna 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