📍 100 Trojan Cir, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, 24549
Tunstall High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County. The school has 843 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 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tunstall High enrolls 843 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 14% Black or African American and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 629 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
674 of the school's 843 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 674 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.
Tunstall 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 15, state house district 16.
Tunstall 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 843 students, Tunstall 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