High school (grades 9-12) · Yorktown, VA

Grafton High

Federal NCES profile for Grafton High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 510415001443
0/100100/10058/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Grafton High earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 4
high schools in Yorktown · Resource Index
58
Resource Index · Higher
53.6%
free-lunch eligible
1,235
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Grafton High ranks #2 of 4 high schools in Yorktown, VA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+17 students YoY

Grafton High held near 1,229 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+17 headcount).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+17 students YoY 510415001443 · Yorktown, VA High · MID · TRAD

1,235 enr · 53.6% lunch · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Tabb High (1,153 students)

Grafton High held near 1,229 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+17 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Virginia schools → · Find another →

Grafton High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Grafton High reports 1,235 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Grafton High compares

Grafton High held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Virginia Virginia avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 53.6% ▼ 7% 57.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,235 top 10% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

1,235
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
53.6%
free-lunch eligible - 7% below the Virginia average of 57.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
13.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,844
per pupil, district-wide - below Virginia avg of $15,892
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 309 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
29
in-school suspensions + 32 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 53.3%
African American 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino 12.6%
Two or More 12.2%
Asian 8.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 53.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.1, Grafton High is more mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 19
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for York County Public Schools reports $13,844 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Grafton High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tabb High Similar size Lower economic need No ratio data
Tabb Middle Similar size Lower economic need No ratio data
York High Similar size Lower economic need No ratio data
Grafton Middle Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
Bruton High Smaller Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Grafton High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

York County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Yorktown

3 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Grafton High

How many students attend Grafton High?

Grafton High has 1,235 students enrolled. It is a high school in Yorktown, VA. CCD year-over-year: 1,212 (2022-23) → 1,229 (2023-24), nearly flat (+17).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Grafton High?

53.6% of students at Grafton High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grafton High?

The largest demographic group at Grafton High is White at 53.3% of enrollment, in Yorktown, VA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Grafton High?

Grafton High has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Grafton High rank among high schools in Yorktown?

By Resource Investment Index, Grafton High ranks #2 of 4 high schools in Yorktown, VA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Yorktown on the city page.

What other schools are in York County Public Schools?

Besides Grafton High, York County Public Schools also operates Tabb High (1,153 students), Tabb Middle (968 students), and York High (947 students). See the York County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.