Summary:
Sussex County Public Schools has only one high school, Sussex Central High, which serves students in grades 9-12. Located in the rural Sussex County, Virginia, the school has a focus on maintaining consistent academic performance, though it faces challenges related to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students in its population.
Sussex Central High has generally performed well on state assessments, with most subject areas seeing proficiency rates at or above the state and district averages. The school's strongest performance was in 11th grade English Reading, with a 93.33% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 87.99%. However, the school's weakest area was in 9th grade Biology, with a 68.89% proficiency rate, lower than the state average of 86.31%. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 92.8%, higher than the state average, but its dropout rate of 4.5% and chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% were both relatively high.
The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 100.62% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicates that Sussex County Public Schools serves a population with significant economic disadvantages. This may present unique challenges in terms of student support and resource allocation, but the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 and per-student spending of $2,973 in the 2020-2021 school year suggest that the district is working to address these challenges and support its students.
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