📍 164 Eagles Nest Lane, Duffield, Scott County, 24244
Rye Cove High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Duffield, Scott County. The school has 279 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scott County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rye Cove High enrolls 279 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 279 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 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.
Rye Cove 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 40, state house district 1.
Rye Cove High is one of 15 schools in Scott County Public Schools, based in Gate City, Virginia. The district serves 4,166 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 279 students, Rye Cove High is close to the district average of about 278 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant