Other / mixed grade configuration · Greenville, SC

Hollis Academy

Federal NCES profile for Hollis Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 450231000514
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hollis Academy earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of South Carolina schools.

#11 of 21
schools in Greenville · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
11.3:1
small classes for South Carolina
100.0%
free-lunch eligible

Hollis Academy has class sizes smaller than 86% of South Carolina schools. Computed live against every South Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hollis Academy ranks #11 of 21 schools in Greenville, SC.

School address

Enrollment

566

South Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

50.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.3:1

vs 14.3:1 South Carolina avg

-21% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 74.0% South Carolina avg

+35% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hollis Academy compares with South Carolina and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hollis Academy

Hollis Academy is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Greenville, South Carolina, enrolling 566 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.3:1, Hollis Academy is leaner than roughly 86% of South Carolina schools and 21% under the state's 14.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 100.0% lands close to the South Carolina typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 566 students, its enrollment sits close to the South Carolina median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,214 scored South Carolina schools.

Against 368 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #178.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (54%) and African American (35%) (diversity index 58/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 566 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Greenville's public schools, it stands alongside Cyber Academy of South Carolina (3,280 students): Hollis Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.3:1 vs 19.3:1).

Greenville 01 also operates Woodmont High (2,151 students) and Mauldin High (2,133 students) alongside Hollis Academy.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Hollis Academy compares

Hollis Academy on the metrics families compare, against South Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Carolina South Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.3:1 ▼ 21% 14.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 35% 74.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 566 top 47% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
566
Bigger than 69% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 35% above the South Carolina average of 74.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.3:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 14% in South Carolina - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,859
per pupil, district-wide - below South Carolina avg of $14,558
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 566 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 54.1%
African American 34.5%
White 6.4%
Two or More 4.2%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 54.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.2, Hollis Academy is more mixed than the South Carolina school average of 52.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Greenville 01, which includes Hollis Academy.

$11,859
Per student
-19%
vs South Carolina
Avg $14,558
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.3%
State 45.7%
Federal 15.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Hollis Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Woodmont High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Mauldin High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
J. L. Mann High Academy Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hillcrest High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Riverside High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hollis Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Greenville 01 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Greenville

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of South Carolina, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Hollis Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hollis Academy

How many students attend Hollis Academy?

Hollis Academy has 566 students enrolled. It is a public school in Greenville, SC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hollis Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Hollis Academy is 11.3:1, which is 21% lower than the South Carolina average of 14.3:1 and 28% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hollis Academy?

100.0% of students at Hollis Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Carolina average of 74.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hollis Academy?

The largest demographic group at Hollis Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 54.1% of enrollment, in Greenville, SC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hollis Academy?

Hollis Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Hollis Academy rank among schools in Greenville?

By Resource Investment Index, Hollis Academy ranks #11 of 21 schools in Greenville, SC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Greenville on the city page.

Is Hollis Academy a good school?

Hollis Academy earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of South Carolina schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Greenville 01?

Besides Hollis Academy, Greenville 01 also operates Woodmont High (2,151 students), Mauldin High (2,133 students), and J. L. Mann High Academy (2,013 students). See the Greenville 01 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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