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Mathews High School

Rt 198 9889 Buckley Hall Rd, Mathews, VA, 23109-0038

Tel: (804)725-3702

Grades: 9-12 | 424 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Mathews High School serves 424 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the VA state average of 16:1.
The school's 84% graduation rate is high than the VA state average of 77%.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body.
Mathews High School is the only public high school within Mathews, and operates within the Mathews County Public s School District.

The nearest elementary school is Lee-jackson Elementary School (0.7 miles away), the nearest middle school is Thomas Hunter Middle School (1 miles away), and the nearest high school is Gloucester High School (11.9 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, VA Dept. of Educ.	Mathews High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	424 students

% Male / % Female	46% / 54%
Total Classroom Teachers	25 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	16:1

	This School	(VA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	6%

% Hispanic	2%	11%

% Black	12%	25%

% White	81%	54%

Unknown	5%	4%


	This School	(VA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	24%	31%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	4%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Mathews County Public s School District
	This School's Agency	(VA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	3	8
Number of Students Managed	1,260 students	3,705 students

District Total Revenue	$13,589,000	$42,884,000

District Expenditure	$12,889,000	$42,057,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,785	$11,575

District Expenditure / Student	$10,229	$11,351

District Graduation Rates	84%	77%

Nearby Schools:

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Mathews High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Lee-jackson Elementary School
Grades: KG-4 | 0.7 mi. away

Thomas Hunter Middle School
Grades: 5-8 | 1 mi. away

Thomas C. Walker Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 11.3 mi. away

Botetourt Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 11.5 mi. away

Mid Peninsula Reg Spec Ed Center
Grades: N-N | 11.5 mi. away

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