📍 150 Bypass 225, Greenwood, Greenwood County, 29646
Emerald High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Greenwood, Greenwood County. The school has 812 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenwood 50 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerald High enrolls 812 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 40% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 324 | 40% |
| White | 323 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
812 of the school's 812 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 812 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.
Emerald 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-30, state senate district 4, state house district 13.
Emerald High is one of 13 schools in Greenwood 50, based in Greenwood, South Carolina. The district serves 8,477 students district-wide and employs 645 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 812 students, Emerald High is larger than the district average of about 652 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant