📍 3000 Lockhart Road, Kershaw, Kershaw County, 29067
North Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kershaw, Kershaw County. The school has 586 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Central High enrolls 586 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 20% Black or African American and 9.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
445 of the school's 586 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
North Central 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-50, state senate district 27, state house district 65.
North Central 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 586 students, North Central High is close to the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant