📍 700 Gardner Lacy Road, Myrtle Beach, Horry County, 29579
Carolina Forest High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Myrtle Beach, Horry County. The school has 3,059 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 156.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 89% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carolina Forest High enrolls 3,059 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 156.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,942 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 524 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 372 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 148 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 63 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,768 of the school's 3,059 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,561 qualify for free lunch and 207 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.
Carolina Forest High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 33, state house district 56.
Carolina Forest High is one of 57 schools in Horry 01, based in Conway, South Carolina. The district serves 48,662 students district-wide and employs 3,242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,059 students, Carolina Forest High is larger than the district average of about 854 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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