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Western Branch High

(757) 638-7900

Physical Address:
1968 Bruin Place
Chesapeake, VA  23321
Mailing Address:
1968 Bruin PL
Chesapeake, VA  23321

School Information

District:
Chesapeake City Pblc Schs
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Chesapeake City
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2260

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Western Branch High

This School County Average State Average
White 53.58% 52.09% 57.87%
Black 37.79% 37.48% 26.38%
Asian/Pacific 3.72% 3.08% 5.34%
Others 2.52% 0% 0%
Hispanic 1.99% 3.78% 9.04%
American Indian 0.40% 0.41% 0.50%

Genders in Western Branch High

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.31% 50.74% 50.57%
Male 49.69% 49.26% 49.43%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Western Branch High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1297 1229 1211
Black 834 836 854
Asian/Pacific 96 100 84
Others 32 55 57
Hispanic 38 46 45
American Indian 7 9 9
Total 2304 2275 2260

Enrollment by Gender for Western Branch High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 1145 1144 1137
Male 1159 1131 1123
Total 2304 2275 2260

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Western Branch High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2304 2275 2260
# Eligible for free lunch 275 (12%) 272 (12%) 307 (14%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 84 (4%) 97 (4%) 86 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 359 (16%) 369 (16%) 393 (17%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Western Branch High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2304 2275 2260
Fulltime teachers 114.2 123.3 119.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.20 18.50 18.93
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 18.59 18.66 19.14