📍 500 R.M. Foster Drive, Cordova, Orangeburg County, 29039
Edisto High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cordova, Orangeburg County. The school has 677 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orangeburg school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edisto High enrolls 677 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 39% White and 6.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 348 | 51% |
| White | 263 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
677 of the school's 677 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 677 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edisto 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-20, state senate district 39, state house district 95.
Edisto High is one of 28 schools in Orangeburg, based in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The district serves 10,089 students district-wide and employs 739 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 677 students, Edisto High is larger than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe