How many public high schools are in Virginia?
This count covers public and charter records classified at the high level. It does not combine other grade configurations or separately grouped private-school records.
How this Virginia high-school count is built.
The count uses K12 Atlas school profiles aligned to the 2024 NCES Common Core of Data. A record appears here when its reported school-level classification is High. Schools with combined, ungraded, prekindergarten, secondary, or unreported configurations appear in the state’s other-level directory.
Richmond accounts for 17 listings, or 5.2% of this directory count. That describes record distribution only; K12 Atlas does not rank school quality.
Updated September 2, 2026 · Source year 2024 · Release v2026.07 · Read the methodology or return to all Virginia school levels.
Where Virginia high schools appear in the directory.
The 326 records are distributed across 132 reported districts and 197 cities. That statewide coverage matters because a single total does not show whether listings are concentrated in a few large systems or spread across many local school organizations.
Fairfax County Public Schools is the largest district group on this page by high-school record count, with 28 listings, or 8.6% of the statewide total. The five most represented districts account for 77 records (23.6%), while 81 districts contribute one record each.
At the city level, Richmond has 17 listings. The five most represented cities together account for 49 records (15.0%), and 150 cities have one listing in this level-specific directory. These are record counts, not school rankings or quality judgments.
Reported grade spans among Virginia high schools.
A school-level label groups related records, but campuses can report different starting and ending grades. The most common reported spans are listed below.
283 school records
23 school records
14 school records
6 school records
Grade-span counts describe the source records in this directory. They do not imply admissions rules, attendance boundaries, program availability, or equivalence between districts.
Public and charter records in the Virginia count.
322 high schools
4 high schools
This breakdown keeps sector labels separate from school level. Private-school records without a comparable CCD level are listed under the state’s other-level directory, so they are not silently added to this high-school answer.
Virginia districts represented in the high-school count.
28 high-school records · Alexandria
13 high-school records · Ashburn
13 high-school records · Woodbridge
12 high-school records · Virginia Beach
11 high-school records · Midlothian
10 high-school records · Richmond
9 high-school records · Richmond
7 high-school records · Chesapeake
6 high-school records · Newport News
5 high-school records · Staunton
5 high-school records · Norfolk
5 high-school records · Roanoke
Shown in descending record count, not to evaluate districts.
High schools by city.
17 high schools
12 high schools
7 high schools
7 high schools
6 high schools
6 high schools
5 high schools
5 high schools
5 high schools
5 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
4 high schools
3 high schools
3 high schools
3 high schools
3 high schools
3 high schools
Example Virginia high-school records.
One example from each of the most represented cities, where available. These are directory examples, not recommendations.
| School | City | District | Grades | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong High | Richmond | Richmond City Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Bayside High | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach City Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Alexandria City High | Alexandria | Alexandria City Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Deep Creek High | Chesapeake | Chesapeake City Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Chancellor High | Fredericksburg | Spotsylvania County Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Achievable Dream Middle/High | Newport News | Newport News City Public Schools | 06–12 | Public |
| Clover Hill High | Midlothian | Chesterfield County Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Booker T Washington High | Norfolk | Norfolk City Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Cave Spring High | Roanoke | Roanoke County Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| C.D. Hylton High | Woodbridge | Prince William County Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Arlington Community High | Arlington | Arlington County Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
| Briar Woods High | Ashburn | Loudoun County Public Schools | 09–12 | Public |
Questions about Virginia high schools.
How many public high schools are in Virginia?
K12 Atlas counts 326 Virginia schools reported at the high level in its 2024 NCES CCD-aligned directory.
What does the Virginia high-school count include?
It includes public and charter records classified at the high level. Other grade configurations and private-school records are grouped separately so the count is reproducible.
Which Virginia cities and districts have high-school listings?
The directory covers 197 cities and 132 districts. The examples on this page show identity, location, district, and grade span without ranking schools.
Can I download the full list of Virginia high schools?
The examples and aggregate counts are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.
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