📍 1293 Old Highway 6, Cross, Berkeley County, 29436
Cross High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cross, Berkeley County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berkeley 01 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cross High enrolls 294 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 21% White and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 202 | 69% |
| White | 63 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 294 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 294 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cross 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-10, state senate district 39, state house district 102.
Cross High is one of 46 schools in Berkeley 01, based in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The district serves 39,423 students district-wide and employs 2,302 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Cross High is smaller than the district average of about 857 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant