📍 100 Bobcat Ridge, Seneca, Oconee County, 29678
Seneca High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Seneca, Oconee County. The school has 1,052 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oconee 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Seneca High enrolls 1,052 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 21% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 601 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 221 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
708 of the school's 1,052 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 643 qualify for free lunch and 65 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.
Seneca High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-30, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Seneca High is one of 17 schools in Oconee 01, based in Walhalla, South Carolina. The district serves 9,978 students district-wide and employs 791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,052 students, Seneca High is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe