📍 4290 Tabernacle Road, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 29720
Buford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buford High enrolls 561 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.7% Black or African American and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 495 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 561 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Buford 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 16, state house district 65.
Buford 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 561 students, Buford High is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant