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

Turner Ashby High

Federal NCES profile for Turner Ashby High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 510339002164
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Turner Ashby High earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Virginia schools.

42
Resource Index · Typical
15.6:1
large classes for Virginia
29.9%
free-lunch eligible
998
students enrolled

Turner Ashby High has class sizes larger than 77% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.

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

+11 students YoY

Turner Ashby High held near 1,005 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 64.3 → 67.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 510339002164 · Bridgewater, VA High · MID · TRAD

998 enr · 15.6:1 · 29.9% lunch · RII 42

Nearest enrollment peer: Broadway High (932 students)

Turner Ashby High held near 1,005 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 64.3 → 67.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Virginia schools → · Find another →

Turner Ashby High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Turner Ashby High reports 998 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 Turner Ashby High compares

Turner Ashby 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
Students per teacher 15.6:1 ▲ 12% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.9% ▼ 48% 57.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 998 top 14% - -

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

15.6:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
998
Bigger than 91% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.9%
free-lunch eligible - 48% below the Virginia average of 57.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.6:1
students per teacher - 12% above state mean
Top 77% in Virginia - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
29.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,743
per pupil, district-wide - below Virginia avg of $15,892
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 333 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
140
in-school suspensions + 74 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 70.7%
Hispanic or Latino 19.7%
Two or More 4.5%
African American 3.6%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 70.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.8, Turner Ashby High is less mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 17
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Rockingham County Public Schools reports $14,743 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Turner Ashby High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Broadway High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Spotswood High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
East Rockingham High Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
J. Frank Hillyard Middle Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Wilbur S. Pence Middle Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Rockingham County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

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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 Turner Ashby High

How many students attend Turner Ashby High?

Turner Ashby High has 998 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bridgewater, VA. CCD year-over-year: 994 (2022-23) → 1,005 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Turner Ashby High?

The student-teacher ratio at Turner Ashby High is 15.6:1, which is 12% higher than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Turner Ashby High?

29.9% of students at Turner Ashby High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Turner Ashby High?

The largest demographic group at Turner Ashby High is White at 70.7% of enrollment, in Bridgewater, VA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Turner Ashby High?

Turner Ashby High has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Rockingham County Public Schools?

Besides Turner Ashby High, Rockingham County Public Schools also operates Broadway High (932 students), Spotswood High (880 students), and East Rockingham High (821 students). See the Rockingham 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.

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