Grafton High School is part of the York County Public School system located on the lower peninsula in southeast Virginia near the 'historic triangle' of Yorktown, Jamestown and Williamsburg.  

The Grafton Complex opened its doors in 1996 with a total of 96 musicians in the first year. There was a marching band and one concert band. With students coming from Tabb and York, the transition period was full of challenges. Over the ten years that the school has been in existence, the band program has grown to over 240 musicians with a marching band, three different levels of concert bands, a jazz ensemble and a percussion ensemble. In January 2006, a new band room was built onto Grafton HS to accommodate the bands growth.

Grafton bands have consistently earned superior ratings at the state concert festival and throughout the years and have been named a Virginia Honor Band twice. The marching bands have been named Grand Champions of several competitions including the Monarch Invitational, Warrior Classic, Kempsville Invitational, Mills Godwin Invitational, and the Marching Marlin Classic. The bands have also done well in Spring Competitions winning Grand Champions at Myrtle Beach, Toronto, Cleveland, Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta and New York.  Most recently the Grafton Wind Ensemble performed at the 2007 Virginia Music Educators Association Conference.