Patrick Henry High School (Ashland, Virginia)

Patrick Henry High School
Location
12449 West Patrick Henry Road

,
23005
Coordinates37°47′7.8″N 77°32′2.7″W / 37.785500°N 77.534083°W / 37.785500; -77.534083
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1959
School districtHanover County Public Schools
PrincipalChris Martinez
Staff91.27 (FTE)
Grades912
Enrollment1,388 (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio15.21
LanguageEnglish
Colors Red,   White, and  Blue
MascotPatriot
WebsiteOfficial Site

Patrick Henry High School is a public high school in Ashland, Virginia in Hanover County. The name of the school, as well as the name of its literary publications, The Voice, The Spark, and The Orator, reference the history of American Founding Father Patrick Henry.

The school was initially consolidated from Montpelier, Beaverdam, Henry Clay, and Rockville high schools in the 1959 to form the new Patrick Henry High School. The first entrants of the new school were the class of 1960. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in September 2009.

Patrick Henry High has an International Baccalaureate program, as well as a NJROTC program.