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Covington High School

530 S. Lexington Avenue, Covington, VA, 24426-1950 -

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Definition of Terms

Covington High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

Covington City County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

347 students

% Male / % Female

55% / 45%

Total Classroom Teachers

28 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 70 students

Grade 9 - 74 students

Grade 10 - 87 students

Grade 11 - 62 students

Grade 12 - 54 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	n/a	5%
% Black	20%	27%
% White	80%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Covington City Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	8
Number of Students Managed	870 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$9,945,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$10,058,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,431	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$11,561	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	85%	88%

Covington students miss classmate killed in crash (Dayton Daily News)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:21:20 pm
Covington students miss classmate killed in crash
Teen Killed In Miami Co. Crash (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 10:05:10 pm
A crash involving a car and a pickup truck Sunday afternoon in Miami County killed a teenager, and injured two others near Pleasant Hill.
Vaccine for H1N1 free to students, employees (St. Tammany News)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:05:35 am
The St. Tammany Parish School Board announced that all students and employees would be given an opportunity to receive the H1N1 vaccine free of charge.
Ex-superintendent faces theft charges (Journal & Courier)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:33:18 pm
COVINGTON -- Charges of forgery, theft and perjury were filed Tuesday against former Covington schools superintendent Nate Evans following a recent State Board of Accounts audit.
St. Tammany Parish schools to offer swine flu shots (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 01:56:51 pm
In a joint effort with state health and education officials, the St. Tammany Parish School Board plans to offer free swine flu vaccinations to the district’s students and employees.

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Covington High School is a public secondary school in Covington, Virginia, United States. It is part of Covington City Public Schools and is located on 530 South Lexington Avenue.
School Information
Covington High School is the sole high school for Covington City in the Alleghany Highlands, and is one of the smallest high schools in Virginia. Unlike most larger school districts whose high schools enroll 9th-12th graders, Covington holds students from the 8th grade through 12th grade.
Demographics
Covington High School in 2005-2006 was 79% White; 20% Black, and .5% Asian, .5% Hispanic.
Enrollment History
Test scores
Covington High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2006 for Covington was 805 (400 in Verbal; 405 in Math).
Athletics
The mascot is a Cougar and the sports teams currently play in the A Pioneer District and Region C. The Cougars have won one state title, which was a VHSL Group A football title in 1984.
Before the late 1970's, Covington was an AA school participating in the AA Blue Ridge District.

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