📍 649 Chesterfield Highway, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, 29520
Cheraw High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cheraw, Chesterfield County. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 14 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cheraw High enrolls 654 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 38% White and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 344 | 53% |
| White | 251 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
654 of the school's 654 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 654 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.
Cheraw 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-70, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
Cheraw High is one of 16 schools in Chesterfield 01, based in Chesterfield, South Carolina. The district serves 6,872 students district-wide and employs 503 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 654 students, Cheraw High is larger than the district average of about 430 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant