Charles J. Colgan Senior High
Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Manassas, Virginia
Charles J. Colgan Senior High in Manassas, Virginia enrolled 2,956 students in 2024-25 with 170.2 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Virginia: 88.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
2,907 students in 2022-23, 2,945 students in 2023-24, 2,956 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 160.0 to 170.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,907 | 160.0 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 2,945 | 175.1 | 16.8 |
| 2024-25 | 2,956 | 170.2 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Virginia high schools
Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
29 AP courses and one counselor per 355 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charles J. Colgan Senior High enrolled 2,839 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 67 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses29
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 355 of the 2,839 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions67
- Chronically absent21.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.2% of students were White, 22.3% Hispanic, 18.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White40.2%
- Hispanic22.3%
- Black18.7%
- Asian10.6%
- Two or more races7.7%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Charles J. Colgan Senior High scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50‑54% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
96% of the 707 students in Charles J. Colgan Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 96% | 88% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 707 | 7,132 | 99,059 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Manassas
4 public high schools in Manassas report 2024-25 enrollment; Charles J. Colgan Senior High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Colgan Senior High | 2,956 | 17.4 | 24.2% |
| Osbourn Park High | 2,661 | 17.1 | 69.1% |
| Osbourn High | 2,301 | 16.7 | 77.5% |
| Unity Reed High | 2,042 | 15.7 | 66.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charles J. Colgan Senior High
- Osbourn HighThe nearest public high school, 6.7 miles away: 2,301 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Brentsville District HighThe next nearest public high school, 7.5 miles away: 855 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
- Compare Charles J. Colgan Senior High with Osbourn HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prince William County Public Schools spends per student$15,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,373
- The largest public schools in VirginiaCharles J. Colgan Senior High is the number 6 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 324
- Virginia schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.17.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Charles J. Colgan Senior High
How many students attend Charles J. Colgan Senior High?
2,956 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,907 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Manassas, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles J. Colgan Senior High?
17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Charles J. Colgan Senior High a Title I school?
Charles J. Colgan Senior High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Charles J. Colgan Senior High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Charles J. Colgan Senior High scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Charles J. Colgan Senior High?
96% of the 707 students in Charles J. Colgan Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Charles J. Colgan Senior High in?
Prince William County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510313003025 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.