📍 7324 Highway 187, Anderson, Anderson County, 29625
Pendleton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Anderson, Anderson County. The school has 880 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anderson 04 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pendleton High enrolls 880 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 15% Black or African American and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 652 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
517 of the school's 880 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 475 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Pendleton High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 3, state house district 8.
Pendleton High is one of 6 schools in Anderson 04, based in Pendleton, South Carolina. The district serves 3,076 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 880 students, Pendleton High is larger than the district average of about 513 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe