📍 9104 Highway 81 South, Iva, Anderson County, 29655
Crescent High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Iva, Anderson County. The school has 796 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anderson 03 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Crescent High enrolls 796 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Black or African American and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 625 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
556 of the school's 796 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 501 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Crescent High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-30, state senate district 4, state house district 11.
Crescent High is one of 5 schools in Anderson 03, based in Iva, South Carolina. The district serves 2,772 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 796 students, Crescent High is larger than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant