📍 149 Twin Lake Road, Gaffney, Cherokee County, 29341
Gaffney High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gaffney, Cherokee County. The school has 1,838 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 13 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gaffney High enrolls 1,838 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 104 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 31% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,008 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 568 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 11% |
| Asian | 33 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,547 of the school's 1,838 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,468 qualify for free lunch and 79 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.
Gaffney High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 29.
Gaffney 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 1,838 students, Gaffney High is larger than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant