Best High Schools in Virginia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 329)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
510375001635	221	Surry County High	Public	9-12	1675 Hollybush Rd	Dendron	23839	Surry County	Surry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 267-2211	209	33	6.3	86.1%	83 (39.7%)	105 (50.2%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	$18,879			$362			$18,517	46.2	69.6	90	131
510084000056	222	Manchester High	Public	9-12	12601 Bailey Bridge Rd.	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6275	2,188	158	13.8	37.1%	1,003 (45.8%)	640 (29.3%)	374 (17.1%)	46 (2.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	119 (5.4%)	$6,815			$363			$6,452	46	47	206	16
510309001280	223	Prince George High	Public	9-12	7801 Laurel Spring Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 733-2720	1,796			31.0%	842 (46.9%)	574 (32.0%)	216 (12.0%)	18 (1.0%)	7 (0.4%)	19 (1.1%)	120 (6.7%)	$7,317			$693			$6,624	45.9	61.7	143	80
510105002758	224	Eastern View High	Public	9-12	16332 Cyclone Way	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-0621	1,558	90	17.3	45.2%	711 (45.6%)	236 (15.1%)	457 (29.3%)	37 (2.4%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (7.3%)	$7,414			$178			$7,237	45.4	45.2	218	6
510105000376	225	Culpeper County High	Public	9-12	14240 Achievement Drive	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-8310	1,223	75	16.4	44.8%	612 (50.0%)	127 (10.4%)	383 (31.3%)	18 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (6.3%)	$9,414			$214			$9,200	45.2	41.8	235	10
510081000303	226	Oscar F. Smith High	Public	9-12	1994 Tiger Dr	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 548-0696	2,291	164	13.9	70.3%	431 (18.8%)	1,271 (55.5%)	355 (15.5%)	54 (2.4%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	168 (7.3%)	$9,635			$312			$9,324	45.2	45.6	217	9
510315001338	227	Pulaski County Senior High	Public	9-12	5414 Cougar Trail Rd	Dublin	24084	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 643-0747	1,246	96	12.9	76.3%	1,048 (84.1%)	63 (5.1%)	50 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	$8,184			$79			$8,105	45.1	40.9	238	11
510117000410	228	Dinwiddie County High	Public	9-12	11501 Boisseau Road	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 469-4280	1,290	117	11	82.9%	682 (52.9%)	415 (32.2%)	115 (8.9%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (5.2%)	$8,411			$277			$8,134	44.2	48.1	199	29
510174000706	229	Greensville County High	Public	9-12	403 Harding St	Emporia	23847	Emporia city	Greensville County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 634-2195	607	55	10.9	100.5%	105 (17.3%)	465 (76.6%)	22 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$9,810			$1,866			$7,944	44	34.3	260	31
510237000972	230	Madison County High	Public	9-12	68 Mountaineer Lane	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 948-3785	557	41	13.5	46.5%	449 (80.6%)	47 (8.4%)	33 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$9,367			$401			$8,965	43.9	48	200	30

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SOL Writing, SOL Geometry, SOL Algebra I, SOL Algebra II, SOL Chemistry, SOL Biology, SOL Earth Science, SOL English Reading, SOL Geography, SOL VA and US History, SOL World History I, SOL World History II test scores released by the Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.