📍 214 Kenyon Road, Suffolk, Suffolk city, 23434
Lakeland High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Suffolk, Suffolk city. The school has 1,083 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakeland High enrolls 1,083 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 73 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 33% White and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 633 | 58% |
| White | 355 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
688 of the school's 1,083 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 688 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.
Lakeland High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 14, state house district 76.
Lakeland High is one of 22 schools in Suffolk City Public Schools, based in Suffolk, Virginia. The district serves 14,565 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,083 students, Lakeland High is larger than the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe