Summary:
The Lynchburg City Public Schools district in Virginia is home to two high schools: E.C. Glass High and Heritage High. Both schools serve grades 9-12 and face similar challenges, with neither school clearly outperforming the other in overall performance.
The graduation rates and dropout rates are identical for both schools, with a 92.8% four-year graduation rate and a 4.5% dropout rate. Chronic absenteeism is also the same at 15.7% for both schools. While the schools' performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests varies across subjects and grade levels, neither school consistently outperforms the other, and both tend to perform below the state average on most tests. Both schools have a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with over 94% of the student population qualifying for this assistance.
In terms of spending and resources, E.C. Glass High had a per-student spending of $7,591 in the 2020-2021 school year, while Heritage High had a slightly higher per-student spending of $7,984. The student-teacher ratio is also similar, with E.C. Glass High at 12.8 and Heritage High at 13.7. Overall, the data suggests that the two high schools in the Lynchburg City Public Schools district face similar challenges and could benefit from coordinated efforts to improve academic achievement and support their predominantly low-income student populations.
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