Carolina Academy (High)

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Greenville, South Carolina

Carolina Academy (High) in Greenville, South Carolina enrolled 976 students in 2024-25 with 70.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 71% (South Carolina: 83.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

1,047 students in 2022-23, 983 students in 2023-24, 976 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.5 to 70.0.

Students enrolled at Carolina Academy (High) by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97605001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-249832024-25976
Students enrolled at Carolina Academy (High) by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97605001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-249832024-25976
Students enrolled at Carolina Academy (High) by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97605001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-249832024-25976
Students enrolled at Carolina Academy (High) by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 97605001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-249832024-25976
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04756.518.5
2023-2498358.516.8
2024-2597670.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 South Carolina high schools

Among the 229 South Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 13.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 13.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 13.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 13.9; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 15.7U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 247 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carolina Academy (High) enrolled 987 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 204 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 247 of the 987 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions204
  • Chronically absent55.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.9% of students were Hispanic, 29.5% Black, 11.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic55.9%
  2. Black29.5%
  3. White11.5%
  4. Two or more races2.6%
  5. American Indian0.4%
  6. Asian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Carolina Academy (High) scored proficient or above: 72% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2272%59%52.1%
Math, 2022-2354%51% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

71% of the 265 students in Carolina Academy (High)'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate71%85%83.8%
Students in the class2655,70159,540

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Greenville

9 public high schools in Greenville report 2024-25 enrollment; Carolina Academy (High) is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
J. L. Mann High Academy2,01318.643.1%
Wade Hampton High1,79018.451.3%
Greenville Senior High Academy1,73017.656.5%
Berea High1,25015.1100.0%
Southside High1,07515.7100.0%
Powdersville High1,02418.638.6%
Carolina Academy (High)97613.9100.0%
Greenville Technical Charter High School53016.25.2%

All public schools in Greenville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carolina Academy (High)

  1. Southside HighThe nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,075 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Powdersville HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 1,024 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Carolina Academy (High) with Southside HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Greenville County Schools spends per student$12,375 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,375
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaCarolina Academy (High) is the number 103 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#103 of 240
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.13.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Carolina Academy (High)

  1. How many students attend Carolina Academy (High)?
    976 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,047 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Greenville, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carolina Academy (High)?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for high schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Carolina Academy (High) a Title I school?
    Carolina Academy (High) was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Carolina Academy (High) do on state tests?
    The students tested at Carolina Academy (High) scored proficient or above: 72% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Carolina Academy (High)?
    71% of the 265 students in Carolina Academy (High)'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Carolina Academy (High) in?
    Greenville County Schools, NCES district ID 4502310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450231000562 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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