📍 368 Blazer Drive, Penn Laird, Rockingham County, 22846
Spotswood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Penn Laird, Rockingham County. The school has 947 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spotswood High enrolls 947 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 581 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 25% |
| Asian | 42 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
363 of the school's 947 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Spotswood High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-60, state senate district 24, state house district 26.
Spotswood High is one of 23 schools in Rockingham County Public Schools, based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The district serves 11,679 students district-wide and employs 818 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 947 students, Spotswood High is larger than the district average of about 508 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe