📍 6655 Pottery Road, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, 29303
High Point Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County. The school has 1,251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 94.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High Point Academy enrolls 1,251 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 94.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Black or African American and 9.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 812 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 225 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
869 of the school's 1,251 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 766 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
High Point Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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-40, state senate district 12, state house district 34.
High Point 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 1,251 students, High Point 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: Suburb - Midsize