📍 160 Ivory Key Road, Saluda, Saluda County, 29138
Saluda High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Saluda, Saluda County. The school has 652 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Saluda 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Saluda High enrolls 652 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 257 | 39% |
| White | 222 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 652 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 477 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Saluda 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 39.
Saluda High is one of 5 schools in Saluda 01, based in Saluda, South Carolina. The district serves 2,525 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 652 students, Saluda High is larger than the district average of about 505 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant