William Byrd High School - Vinton, Virginia/VA

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William Byrd High School

2902 Washington Ave, Vinton, VA, 24179-1399 -

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Definition of Terms

William Byrd High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Roanoke County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1201 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

98 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 335 students

Grade 10 - 320 students

Grade 11 - 298 students

Grade 12 - 248 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	1%	5%
% Black	4%	27%
% White	94%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

11%

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

Roanoke County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	29	8
Number of Students Managed	14,830 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$137,134,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$134,689,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,247	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$9,082	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	93%	88%

William Byrd senior has eyes set on Vinton council seat (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:05:10 am
With elections two weeks down, it's time to gear up again. In Vinton, two town council seats will be up for grabs next May and someone already has their sights on them.
Recount likely in Roanoke Co. race for Vinton supervisor - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:50:59 am
Incumbent Mike Altizer holds a 16-vote lead over Democrat Pat Patterson. What appears to be a razor-thin margin of victory for incumbent Mike Altizer could lead to a recount in the Vinton District election for a seat on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. Before absentee ballots were counted Tuesday night, Democrat Pat Patterson, director of guidance at William Byrd High School, held a 35 ...
Hollins Students remember classmate killed overseas (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 09:50:35 pm
Students at Hollins University remembered a classmate Tuesday afternoon.
Hollins University student dies after accident in Italy (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
posted on October 12, 2009 at 02:04:22 pm
A prayer vigil for Shalynda Toney will be held at 7 p.m. Monday on campus.
Explicit Book Angers Father, Prompts School Review (Fox News)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 10:28:54 pm
A Virginia man says he became 'infuriated' when he discovered that his 16-year-old son brought home a book he'd been given in school that contained references to homosexuality, drug use and explicit sexual behavior.

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About This Zip Code (24179)

School Zip (24179)

(VA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

17,622 people

6,688,554 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

19%

26%

Population Average Age

40 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$39,351

$50,018

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.8 rooms

5.9 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

35 years old

34 years old

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Zipcode (24179)

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% Owning / % Renting

77% / 23%

66% / 34%

Nearby Schools:

1. R.e. Cook Regional Alternative - n/a - 2.1 mi. away - view location
2. Roanoke County Career Alt Ed Center - n/a - 2.3 mi. away - view location
3. Roanoke Valley Juvenile Detention Home - n/a - 3.7 mi. away - view location
4. Blue Ridge Technical Academy - 94 students - 4.7 mi. away - view location
5. Reg Alternative Plus Self Project/roanoke City - n/a - 4.9 mi. away - view location

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