Amelia County High School is a public high school located in Amelia, Virginia. It belongs to the Amelia County Public Schools District. The school was formed with the combination of the basically all white Amelia High School and the all African American Russell Grove High school to make the new Amelia County High School, during the time of integration of the schools in Virginia. In addition to a new name, there was a new school song, new colors - green and gold - and a new mascot, The Raider.

Athletics

With a population of roughly 500-600, Amelia County High School plays in Group A of the Virginia High School League

Virginia High School League

The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unlike similar organizations in many other states, private or religious schools are prohibited from joining. Non-public schools belong to other organizations,...

. Its mascot is the raider; school colors are green and gold. The school is part of the James River District

A James River District

The A James River District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws most of its members from Southside Virginia...

 in Southside Virginia.