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Essex High

(804) 443-4301

Physical Address:
833 High School Circle
Tappahannock, VA  22560
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1006
Tappahannock, VA  22560

School Information

District:
Essex Co Pblc Schs
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Essex County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
515

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Essex High

This School County Average State Average
Black 56.31% 54.07% 26.38%
White 41.17% 42.72% 57.87%
Hispanic 1.94% 2.50% 9.04%
American Indian 0.58% 0.52% 0.50%
Asian/Pacific 0% 0.56% 5.34%

Genders in Essex High

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.04% 50.12% 49.43%
Female 47.96% 49.88% 50.57%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Essex High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 313 296 290
White 243 223 212
Hispanic 12 9 10
American Indian 1 2 3
Others 1 2 0
Asian/Pacific 0 0 0
Total 570 532 515

Enrollment by Gender for Essex High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 304 275 268
Female 266 257 247
Total 570 532 515

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Essex High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 570 532 515
# Eligible for free lunch 244 (43%) 304 (57%) 224 (43%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 45 (8%) 49 (9%) 45 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 289 (51%) 353 (66%) 269 (52%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Essex High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 570 532 515
Fulltime teachers 30.3 29.2 30.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.80 18.20 17.01
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 16.80 16.30 15.85