📍 301 Loris Lions Road, Loris, Horry County, 29569
Loris High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Loris, Horry County. The school has 875 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. 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.
Loris High enrolls 875 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 42% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 378 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 366 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
723 of the school's 875 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 679 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Loris 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 28, state house district 105.
Loris 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 875 students, Loris High is close to the district average of about 854 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant