📍 1795 Thompson Creek Rd., Honaker, Russell County, 24266
Honaker High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Honaker, Russell County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Russell County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 7 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Honaker High enrolls 435 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, <1% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 426 | 98% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 435 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 392 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.
Honaker 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 4.
Honaker High is one of 13 schools in Russell County Public Schools, based in Lebanon, Virginia. The district serves 3,345 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, Honaker High is larger than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant