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Altavista High School

Serves grades 6 - 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
904 Bedford Avenue
Altavista, VA 24517
Phone
(434) 369-4768
District
Campbell County Public Schools
County
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
669
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.4% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Altavista High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
70%
65%
70%
70%
69%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
66%
64%
69%
70%
62%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
67%
65%
69%
70%
64%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
81%
86%
85%
82%
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
13
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 6 78 11.7%
Grade 7 99 14.8%
Grade 8 85 12.7%
Grade 9 112 16.7%
Grade 10 118 17.6%
Grade 11 92 13.8%
Grade 12 85 12.7%
Total 669 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.6% 73.5% 48.2%
Black 29.1% 17.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 4.7% 7.0% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.3% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.1% 72.2% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 69.1% 72.2% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 55,518 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 110.3 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.1% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.1% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.7% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,409 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.5% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.6% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.2% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.1% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,125 $48,220,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $663 $5,217,000 5.5%
Staff $1,264 $9,955,000 10.6%
General Administration $146 $1,147,000 1.2%
School Administration $736 $5,796,000 6.2%
Operation $1,198 $9,432,000 10.0%
Transportation $547 $4,308,000 4.6%
Other $243 $1,912,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,797 $37,767,000 40.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,018 $8,018,000 8.5%
Total Expenditures $11,940 $94,005,000 100.0%
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%