📍 201 West Ramseur Drive, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, 29702
Blacksburg High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Blacksburg, Cherokee County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blacksburg High enrolls 553 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 12% Black or African American and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 440 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 553 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 418 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Blacksburg 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 30.
Blacksburg High is one of 15 schools in Cherokee 01, based in Gaffney, South Carolina. The district serves 7,525 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Blacksburg High is close to the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant