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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Radford University68 Students
Virginia Tech53 Students
University of Virginia34 Students
James Madison University31 Students
Wytheville Community College31 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University27 Students
Roanoke College26 Students
Emory & Henry University26 Students
Liberty University25 Students
East Tennessee State University16 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing19 Students
Biology15 Students
Psychology12 Students
Business11 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science7 Students
Accounting7 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies6 Students
Creative Writing6 Students
Chemistry5 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology5 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.248 Reviews
2.0Senior
11/6/2022
The faculty is varied. Some are good, but most are not. Administration in the school overlooks students needs and desires. The school is also outdated with many outdated sources for students to use and acquire for academic purposes. Athletics are also poor.
3.0Senior
10/27/2022
Fort Chiswell High School offers the community of a rural, small-town academic environment. It offers dual credits through the local community college and facilitates Governor's School pathways. However, the administration does not adequately educate the student body about college beyond trades. Many students are not even aware of the Common Application.
3.0Senior
12/9/2020
Lots of favoritism with students whose parents are highly known in the community. Other students not given "easy" treatment like those students. Those students got by with more than the average student could. Teachers had habits of often belittling students if they did not understand assignment criteria.
This school is terrible especially if you are an African-American. They purposely try to fail all African-Americans. My children went to high school at Fort Chiswell and so did I. Things really changed after Mrs. Jackson retired. The school became more racially biased and the teachers are less prepa...
This school definetly does not prepare students for a college education. I know many students who have graduated from FCHS and have trouble doing simple math still today. Students who have graduated and went on to college and had to repeat classes at the college that they had already taken at FCHS b...
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