School Profile
Fishburne Military School (Virginia)
Fishburne Military School is a private all-boy school in Waynesboro, Virginia. Waynesboro is a town in Waynesboro County and Fishburne Military School is the only private school in the area. In terms of religious orientation, Fishburne Military School is a nonsectarian school.
The academic school years lasts 174 calendar days and each day students spend 6 hours in class. In 2011, 90% of the graduating senior class went on to 4-year colleges.
19.6 full-time equivalent teachers are on staff to educate the student body of 136 students in grades 7-12. That’s a student-teacher ratio of 6.94. We look more closely at students and teachers in several charts below.
Contact Information
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Fishburne Military School
255 S Wayne Ave, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980
https://www.fishburne.org/
(540) 946-7700
Associations & Organizations
- Association of Military Colleges and Schools
- The Association of Boarding Schools
Photo Source: School Website and/or Social Media Data Source: NCES: 00939414


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