📍 1284 Highway 1 South, Lugoff, Kershaw County, 29078
Lugoff-Elgin High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lugoff, Kershaw County. The school has 1,744 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 89% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lugoff-Elgin High enrolls 1,744 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 85 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 22% Black or African American and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,075 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 384 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 163 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 103 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 14 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,089 of the school's 1,744 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,011 qualify for free lunch and 78 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.
Lugoff-Elgin High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-50, state senate district 35, state house district 52.
Lugoff-Elgin High is one of 17 schools in Kershaw 01, based in Camden, South Carolina. The district serves 11,135 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,744 students, Lugoff-Elgin High is larger than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe