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Gloucester, VA 23061
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Gloucester High School serves 1,761 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the VA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 49%.
Gloucester High School operates within the Gloucester County School District.
Gloucester County School District's 72% graduation rate is lower than the VA state average of 79%.

School Overview

The student population of 1761 students has declined by 6% over five years.
The teacher population of 101 teachers has declined by 10% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,761 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	101 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.33 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

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

Asian	1%	6%

Hispanic	3%	14%

Black	10%	23%

White	81%	51%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	5%	5%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.33	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	21%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	6%

District Comparison

Gloucester County School District's student population of 5,529 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 72% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,586 in this district is less than the state average of $11,380. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,785 is higher than the state average of $11,077. The district spending/student has grown by 6% over four years.

School District Name	Gloucester County School District
Number of Schools Managed	8	4
Number of Students Managed	5,529	3,627

Graduation Rate	72%	79%

District Total Revenue	$60 MM	$41 MM

District Spending	$67 MM	$40 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,586	$11,380

District Spending / Student	$11,785	$11,077

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, VA Dept. of Education

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