Lafayette High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Williamsburg, Virginia

Lafayette High in Williamsburg, Virginia enrolled 1,247 students in 2024-25 with 74.0 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 85-89% 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 86% (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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

1,208 students in 2022-23, 1,243 students in 2023-24, 1,247 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 70.5 to 74.0.

Students enrolled at Lafayette High by school year2022-23: 1,208, 2023-24: 1,243, 2024-25: 1,24705001k1.5k2022-231,2082023-241,2432024-251,247
Students enrolled at Lafayette High by school year2022-23: 1,208, 2023-24: 1,243, 2024-25: 1,24705001k1.5k2022-231,2082023-241,2432024-251,247
Students enrolled at Lafayette High by school year2022-23: 1,208, 2023-24: 1,243, 2024-25: 1,24705001k1.5k2022-231,2082023-241,2432024-251,247
Students enrolled at Lafayette High by school year2022-23: 1,208, 2023-24: 1,243, 2024-25: 1,24705001k1.5k2022-231,2082023-241,2432024-251,247
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,20870.517.1
2023-241,24371.817.3
2024-251,24774.016.9

16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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.

Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Lafayette High 16.9; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLafayette High 16.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Lafayette High 16.9; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLafayette High 16.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Lafayette High 16.9; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLafayette High 16.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Lafayette High 16.9; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLafayette High 16.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.5

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).

26 AP courses and one counselor per 228 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lafayette High enrolled 1,142 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses26
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 228 of the 1,142 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions65
  • Chronically absent19.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.9% of students were White, 23.5% Black, 16.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White47.9%
  2. Black23.5%
  3. Hispanic16.3%
  4. Two or more races8.7%
  5. Asian3.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Lafayette High scored proficient or above: 85-89% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math85‑89%not published67.5%

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

86% of the 295 students in Lafayette 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtVirginia
Four-year graduation rate86%90%88.8%
Students in the class29593299,059

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 Williamsburg

4 public high schools in Williamsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Lafayette High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Warhill High1,27715.829.7%
Lafayette High1,24716.964.6%
Jamestown High1,24317.222.6%
Bruton High72312.627.8%

All public schools in Williamsburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lafayette High

  1. Warhill HighThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,277 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Bruton HighThe next nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 723 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare Lafayette High with Warhill HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools spends per student$14,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,756
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaLafayette High is the number 145 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#145 of 324
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.16.9:1
  7. 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 Lafayette High

  1. How many students attend Lafayette High?
    1,247 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,208 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Williamsburg, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette High?
    16.9 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.
  3. Is Lafayette High a Title I school?
    Lafayette High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lafayette High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lafayette High scored proficient or above: 85-89% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lafayette High?
    86% of the 295 students in Lafayette 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.
  6. What district is Lafayette High in?
    Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5104020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510402001773 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.

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