📍 321 E Buck St, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, 24368
Rural Retreat High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rural Retreat, Wythe County. The school has 312 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 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rural Retreat High enrolls 312 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 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, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 300 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 312 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 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.
Rural Retreat 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 6.
Rural Retreat 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 312 students, Rural Retreat High is close to the district average of about 287 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant