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George Washington High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
701 Broad St
Danville, VA 24541
Phone
(434) 799-6410
District
Danville City Public Schools
County
DANVILLE CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1309
Classroom Teachers
85

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.7% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

George Washington High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
37%
81%
60%
85%
14%
77%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 378 28.9%
Grade 10 397 30.3%
Grade 11 303 23.1%
Grade 12 231 17.6%
Total 1309 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.2% 16.9% 48.2%
Black 75.1% 71.8% 23.2%
Hispanic 8.5% 9.8% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.2% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.6% 95.9% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 87.6% 95.9% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 42,507 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 993.1 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 21.1% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,755 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.7% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.0% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.7% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.8% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.5% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.4% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 18.8% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,170 $46,439,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $650 $3,693,000 4.2%
Staff $985 $5,601,000 6.4%
General Administration $561 $3,188,000 3.7%
School Administration $757 $4,302,000 4.9%
Operation $1,518 $8,626,000 9.9%
Transportation $561 $3,188,000 3.7%
Other $483 $2,743,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,514 $31,341,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,650 $9,381,000 10.8%
Total Expenditures $15,334 $87,161,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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