📍 10800 Highway 707, Murrells Inlet, Horry County, 29576
St. James High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Murrells Inlet, Horry County. The school has 1,837 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 106.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 91% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. 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.
St. James High enrolls 1,837 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 106.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,393 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 189 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 5% |
| Asian | 30 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
953 of the school's 1,837 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 850 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
St. James 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 34, state house district 106.
St. James 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 1,837 students, St. James 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