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Fort Chiswell High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Max Meadows, Wythe County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wythe County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Chiswell High enrolls 435 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 419 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
316 of the school's 435 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 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.
Fort Chiswell 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 19, state house district 6.
Fort Chiswell High is one of 13 schools in Wythe County Public Schools, based in Wytheville, Virginia. The district serves 3,734 students district-wide and employs 310 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, Fort Chiswell High is larger than the district average of about 287 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant