📍 640 South Cambridge Street, Ninety Six, Greenwood County, 29666
Ninety Six High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ninety Six, Greenwood County. The school has 474 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenwood 52 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ninety Six High enrolls 474 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 20% Black or African American and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 333 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
281 of the school's 474 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Ninety Six 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 13.
Ninety Six High is one of 4 schools in Greenwood 52, based in Ninety Six, South Carolina. The district serves 1,359 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 474 students, Ninety Six High is larger than the district average of about 340 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant