High Schools in Powhatan County Public Schools

Summary:

Powhatan County Public Schools in Virginia is home to a single high school, Powhatan High, which serves grades 9-12. The school is a relatively strong performer within the district, ranking 147 out of 329 Virginia high schools for the 2022-2023 school year and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Powhatan High boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 92.8% and a lower-than-average dropout rate of 4.5%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% is also below the state average. Academically, Powhatan High performs particularly well in English Reading, with 89.25% of 11th graders and 100% of 12th graders scoring proficient or better on the SOL exam. However, the school struggles more in subjects like VA and US History, where only 24.53% of 11th graders scored proficient or better.

Powhatan High has a student population of 1,383 and a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. The school serves a relatively affluent student population, with only 23.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The Powhatan County Public Schools district spent $7,146 per student for the 2020-2021 school year.

District Detail

4290 Anderson Highway
Powhatan, VA 23139

(804) 598-5700

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,077

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Biology (2025)			SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)		SOL VA and US History (2025)	SOL World History I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Powhatan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1800 Judes Ferry Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 598-5710	1,328	88	15.0	22.0%	1,107 (83.4%)	78 (5.9%)	74 (5.6%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.2%)	42.4	239^th of 328 public high schools	27.1%		59.3	147^th of 329 public high schools	55.3%	92	80.0	50.0	60.9	87.4	66.1	72.7	41.7	89.3	100.0	24.5	61.8	62.5	$8,923	$210	$8,713

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chesterfield County Public Schools	6.57 mi	74	71^st
Project Return/Powhatan County	6.62 mi	1
Department Of Corrections	7.23 mi	61
Henrico County Public Schools	11.21 mi	79	89^th
Goochland County Public Schools	11.3 mi	5	37^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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