📍 264 East Pine Avenue, McBee, Chesterfield County, 29101
McBee High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in McBee, Chesterfield County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesterfield 01 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McBee High enrolls 533 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 16% Black or African American and 8.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 384 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
533 of the school's 533 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 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.
McBee 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-70, state senate district 27, state house district 65.
McBee 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 533 students, McBee 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: Rural - Distant