📍 840 Main Street, Gilbert, Lexington County, 29054
Gilbert High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gilbert, Lexington County. The school has 1,118 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 77.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilbert High enrolls 1,118 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 77.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 847 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 1,118 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 385 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Gilbert High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 25, state house district 39.
Gilbert 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 1,118 students, Gilbert High is larger than the district average of about 873 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe