Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPound’s public schools
Wise County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pound. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Pound’s schools, in brief
School by school
11 of Pound’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. St. Paul Elementary places highest (better than 99%); Union Middle lowest (54%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Pound, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and three high schools: Central High, Union High and Eastside High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pound, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Pound · depends on your address
Central High
Grades 9–12 · 676 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Norton
Union High
Grades 9–12 · 564 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Big Stone Gap
Eastside High
Grades 9–12 · 418 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Coeburn
10th grade in Pound · depends on your address
Central High
Grades 9–12 · 676 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Norton
Union High
Grades 9–12 · 564 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Big Stone Gap
Eastside High
Grades 9–12 · 418 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Coeburn
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wise County Public Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Pound vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Pound’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pound | — | Wise County |
Every school in Pound
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pound’s schools
Are Pound’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Pound. Wise County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pound. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 11 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Pound in?
Wise County Public Schools.
Where do Pound kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Central High, Union High and Eastside High.
Parents talk
What Pound families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pound → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.