📍 625 Woodland Drive, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 29720
Lancaster High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 1,463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 10 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lancaster High enrolls 1,463 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 26% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 724 | 49% |
| White | 382 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,264 of the school's 1,463 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,162 qualify for free lunch and 102 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.
Lancaster High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 16, state house district 45.
Lancaster High is one of 23 schools in Lancaster 01, based in Lancaster, South Carolina. The district serves 15,417 students district-wide and employs 989 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,463 students, Lancaster High is larger than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant