📍 5000 Warrior Drive, Norton, Wise County, 24273
Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Norton, Wise County. The school has 674 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 10 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High enrolls 674 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.1% Two or more races and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 635 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
544 of the school's 674 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 544 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.
Central High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 1.
Central High is one of 13 schools in Wise County Public Schools, based in Wise, Virginia. The district serves 5,779 students district-wide and employs 479 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 674 students, Central High is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant