Nelson County High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located within the Nelson County Public Schools School District. It has an enrollment of 540 students in grades 9–12. Instruction is provided by 51 professional staff members. Nelson County High School has a shared campus with Nelson County Middle School. The school is accredited by the Virginia State Board of Education.
As of December 2023, the school is going through a re-roofing project.
Creative arts courses
Theatre
The school's One Act Play team won the Region 2C Theatre Festival at the high school on November 18, 2023 & advanced to the Virginia High School League Class 2 Theatre Festival on December 2, 2023. The cast and directors of "Selections from the One Act Play That Goes Wrong" won the Region 2C Sub-region Theatre Festival in November 2022. Two students both received recognition as Outstanding Actors, and another two received honorable mention awards for their acting.
Art Nelson County students design art for local billboards.
Student organizations
Future Farmers of America The school is active in FFA.
Current statistics +Racial breakdown:White72.5%African American13.9%Hispanic7.3%Multi Racial5.9%Native American0.4% +Schools That Feed into Nelson County High:Elementary: Middle: Rockfish River ElementaryNelson MiddleTye River Elementary
Historical statistics (information from SchoolDigger) Year# StudentsFull-time TeachersStudent/Teacher ratio% Free/Discounted Lunch198961145.513.4n/a199064546.413.9n/a199158146.012.6n/a199258446.912.4n/a199361848.412.8n/a199464562.5n/a17.81995684n/a0.017.71996684n/a0.017.71997693n/a0.017.51998674n/a0.019.4199969460.011.625.12000705n/a0.022.1200172256.512.824200263659.810.625200363659.810.625200463752.812.132200565452.712.432.1200663752.012.334.3200764550.412.833.8200859645.213.251.4200956842.613.340201058140.114.443.3201158038.415.040.3201259741.514.343201359744.013.541.5201461146.913.042.1201560944.013.846.3201664347.013.644.2201762548.013.046.4201863648.113.250.5201963248.912.946202057447.911.946.3202157047.611.9n/a202254548.211.348.8
Historical racial background (information from SchoolDigger) YearWhiteAfrican AmericanAsianHispanicAmerican IndianPacific IslanderTwo or More RacesNot SpecifiedTotal1989n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a6116111990n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a645645199100000n/an/a5815811992n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a5845841993465143190n/an/a061819944851442140n/an/a064519954911733161n/an/a068419964911733161n/an/a068419975061653181n/an/a069319985081524100n/an/a06741999532147690n/an/a06942000566132470n/an/a -47052001578135171n/an/a07222002517115031n/an/a06362003517115031n/an/a06362004508124230n/an/a06372005533111460n/an/a06542006511107191n/an/a863720075031201150n/an/a664520084571082191n/an/a959620094261052231n/an/a1156820104401044212n/an/a105812011421101326102805802012441943280031059720134408943710260597201445691138002506112015444935440023060920164819054500220643201747186541002206252018485805382026063620194748134610270632202041776144303305742021405780472038057020223957604020320545
References
External links
Nelson County High Nelson County High - Virginia Department of Education | School Quality Profiles Nelson County Highschool Nelson County High School - Nelson County - Virginia.gov NELSON COUNTY HIGH NELSON COUNTY HIGH - National Center For Education Statistics