📍 600 Lydia Drive, Pelion, Lexington County, 29123
Pelion High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pelion, Lexington County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 60.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pelion High enrolls 727 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 526 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 727 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Pelion 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-20, state senate district 23, state house district 96.
Pelion High is one of 31 schools in Lexington 01, based in Lexington, South Carolina. The district serves 27,074 students district-wide and employs 2,110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, Pelion High is smaller than the district average of about 873 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant