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| Halifax County High School | |
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High School Circle South Boston, VA 24592 United States | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Where Comets Take Flight"[1] |
| Established | 1979 |
| School district | Halifax County Public Schools |
| Faculty | 130.50 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,487 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.39[2] |
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| Athletics conference | VSHL AAA Northwest Region Piedmont District |
| Team name | Comets |
| Rival | Person County High School George Washington High School |
| Website | www |
Halifax County High School is a public high school located in South Boston, Virginia, United States. It is located less than 2 mi (3.2 km) from Halifax County Middle School. Having 2,319 students currently enrolled in the 2017–18 school year, there are 118 faculty members with a 15.1 student/teacher ratio. At Halifax County High, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement course work and testing. Halifax County High School is equipped with two football fields, one soccer field, one field for baseball, and a basketball arena. Halifax County high school currently runs on the semester system. The student body makeup is 49 percent male and 51 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 51 percent. Halifax County High is the only high school in the Halifax County Public Schools.[3] Halifax County High School has an 82.2 percent on-time graduation rate and a 2.1 percent drop out rate.
The school is a part of Halifax County Public Schools and, in athletics, the AAA Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League.[3]
- ^ [1] Archived October 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Hailfax County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Halifax County High