Tunstall High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dry Fork, Virginia

Tunstall High in Dry Fork, Virginia enrolled 800 students in 2024-25 with 56.0 full-time teachers, 14.3 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, 95% or more 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 90-94% (Virginia: 88.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

843 students in 2022-23, 850 students in 2023-24, 800 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.8 to 56.0.

Students enrolled at Tunstall High by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 80002505007501k2022-238432023-248502024-25800
Students enrolled at Tunstall High by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 80002505007501k2022-238432023-248502024-25800
Students enrolled at Tunstall High by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 80002505007501k2022-238432023-248502024-25800
Students enrolled at Tunstall High by school year2022-23: 843, 2023-24: 850, 2024-25: 80002505007501k2022-238432023-248502024-25800
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384356.814.9
2023-2485056.015.2
2024-2580056.014.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 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; Tunstall High 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTunstall High 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Tunstall High 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTunstall High 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Tunstall High 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTunstall High 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Tunstall High 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTunstall High 14.3state 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).

15 AP courses and one counselor per 272 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tunstall High enrolled 816 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses15
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 272 of the 816 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions74
  • Chronically absent24.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.4% of students were White, 15.6% Black, 9.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White70.4%
  2. Black15.6%
  3. Hispanic9.5%
  4. Two or more races3.8%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Tunstall High scored proficient or above: 95% or more 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
Math95% or morenot 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

90-94% of the 194 students in Tunstall 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 rate90‑94%88%88.8%
Students in the class19465999,059

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.

What to look at next about Tunstall High

  1. George Washington HighThe nearest public high school, 8.5 miles away: 1,248 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
  2. R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston CampusThe next nearest public high school, 9.3 miles away: 163 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
  3. Compare Tunstall High with George Washington HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pittsylvania County Schools spends per student$14,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,072
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaTunstall High is the number 203 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#203 of 324
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.14.3:1
  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 Tunstall High

  1. How many students attend Tunstall High?
    800 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 843 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dry Fork, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tunstall High?
    14.3 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 Tunstall High a Title I school?
    Tunstall High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Tunstall High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Tunstall High scored proficient or above: 95% or more 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 Tunstall High?
    90-94% of the 194 students in Tunstall 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 Tunstall High in?
    Pittsylvania County Schools, NCES district ID 5102940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510294001227 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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