Harrisonburg High

Harrisonburg High serves 1,993 students in grades 9-12 in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, making it one of the larger high schools in the region. With 118 full-time equivalent teachers, the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1, providing reasonable class sizes for a comprehensive public high school. The school currently ranks in the 12th percentile among Virginia high schools, with room for academic growth as it works to better serve its diverse student body.

This presents opportunities for the school community to focus on enhancing educational outcomes and student achievement across all grade levels. Harrisonburg High draws from a community where 43% of residents hold bachelor's degrees or higher, reflecting the area's connection to James Madison University and other local educational institutions. The surrounding ZIP code has a median household income of $64,277 and median home values of $311,600, though the area also faces economic challenges with a 27.5% poverty rate among its nearly 40,000 residents.

The school sits at 1001 Garbers Church Road in this small city setting, serving as a central educational hub for families throughout the Harrisonburg community and providing comprehensive high school programming in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.