📍 801 Neely Road, Rock Hill, York County, 29730
South Pointe High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rock Hill, York County. The school has 1,196 pupils enrolled. It is part of the York 03 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 82.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 47% 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.
South Pointe High enrolls 1,196 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 82.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 31% White and 7.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 681 | 57% |
| White | 371 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
724 of the school's 1,196 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 652 qualify for free lunch and 72 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.
South Pointe High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-50, state senate district 17, state house district 49.
South Pointe High is one of 25 schools in York 03, based in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The district serves 16,034 students district-wide and employs 1,260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,196 students, South Pointe High is larger than the district average of about 641 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe