📍 1047 Golden Gate Court, Rock Hill, York County, 29732
York Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Rock Hill, York County. The school has 1,673 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
York Preparatory Academy enrolls 1,673 students across grades K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Black or African American and 4.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,203 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 283 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
686 of the school's 1,673 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 572 qualify for free lunch and 114 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.
York Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. 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 15, state house district 49.
York Preparatory Academy is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,673 students, York Preparatory Academy is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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