📍 652 North Matthews Road, Lake City, Florence County, 29560
Lake City High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake City, Florence County. The school has 592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Florence 03 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake City High enrolls 592 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 14% White and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 462 | 78% |
| White | 85 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
592 of the school's 592 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 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.
Lake City 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-60, state senate district 32, state house district 61.
Lake City High is one of 8 schools in Florence 03, based in Lake City, South Carolina. The district serves 2,767 students district-wide and employs 222 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 592 students, Lake City High is larger than the district average of about 346 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant