Lee Central High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bishopville, South Carolina
Lee Central High in Bishopville, South Carolina enrolled 402 students in 2024-25 with 56.0 full-time teachers, 7.2 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%
450 students in 2022-23, 417 students in 2023-24, 402 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.0 to 56.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 450 | 44.0 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 57.0 | 7.3 |
| 2024-25 | 402 | 56.0 | 7.2 |
7.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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.
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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 231 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lee Central High enrolled 462 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 115 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 231 of the 462 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions115
- Chronically absent4.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.0% of students were Black, 6.0% White, 3.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black90.0%
- White6.0%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Two or more races1.0%
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 Lee Central High scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70‑74% | 27% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 13% (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
85-89% of the 125 students in Lee Central 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.
| This school | Its district | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 85‑89% | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 125 | 125 | 59,540 |
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 Bishopville
2 public high schools in Bishopville report 2024-25 enrollment; Lee Central High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Central High | 402 | 7.2 | 100.0% |
| Lee High | 5 | 1.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lee Central High
- Lee HighThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 5 students (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Lamar HighThe next nearest public high school, 9.0 miles away: 268 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
- Compare Lee Central High with Lee HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lee 01 spends per student$17,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,558
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaLee Central High is the number 181 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#181 of 240
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher7.2 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.7.2:1
- 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 Lee Central High
How many students attend Lee Central High?
402 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 450 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bishopville, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee Central High?
7.2 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.Is Lee Central High a Title I school?
Lee Central High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lee Central High do on state tests?
The students tested at Lee Central High scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.What is the graduation rate at Lee Central High?
85-89% of the 125 students in Lee Central 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.What district is Lee Central High in?
Lee 01, NCES district ID 4502670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450267000559 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.