📍 1 Maroon Way, Wytheville, Wythe County, 24382
George Wythe High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wytheville, Wythe County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wythe County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George Wythe High enrolls 462 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 10% Black or African American and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 462 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 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.
George Wythe High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 6.
George Wythe 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 462 students, George Wythe 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: Town - Remote