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Harrisonburg 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
1001 Garbers Church Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone
(540) 433-2652
District
Harrisonburg City Public Schools
County
HARRISONBURG CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1951
Classroom Teachers
134

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.1% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
81%
74%
85%
84%
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 9 560 28.7%
Grade 10 506 25.9%
Grade 11 450 23.1%
Grade 12 435 22.3%
Total 1951 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.8% 31.2% 48.2%
Black 11.2% 10.8% 23.2%
Hispanic 55.4% 55.4% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 2.5% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.3% 78.6% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 79.3% 78.6% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 51,784 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,987.2 216
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.0% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 43.4% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.2% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.6% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,142 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.6% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.2% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.1% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 14.3% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,762 $51,864,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $897 $5,993,000 6.4%
Staff $1,644 $10,983,000 11.7%
General Administration $179 $1,199,000 1.3%
School Administration $716 $4,782,000 5.1%
Operation $1,001 $6,690,000 7.1%
Transportation $562 $3,753,000 4.0%
Other $160 $1,067,000 1.1%
Total Support $5,158 $34,467,000 36.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,102 $7,365,000 7.9%
Total Expenditures $14,022 $93,696,000 100.0%
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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