📍 1022 Ehrenclou Road, Camden, Kershaw County, 29020
Camden High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Camden, Kershaw County. The school has 1,124 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Camden High enrolls 1,124 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 39% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 524 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 440 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
795 of the school's 1,124 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 753 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Camden High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 27, state house district 52.
Camden 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 1,124 students, Camden 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: Rural - Fringe