Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
Rowesville · SC · Orangeburg · Public · K-12 combined
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Branchville High → Denmark-Olar High → The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center → Orangeburg High School for Health Professions → Scott's Branch High → Bamberg-Ehrhardt High → Lake Marion Technology Center → Calhoun County High →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 40% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 46% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 84% in 2019 (Bottom 33% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Bethune-Bowman Middle/High compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Branchville High, Denmark-Olar High, The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 46% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 33% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Your state's public flagship
University of South Carolina-Columbia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,811/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 349 students:
≈ 13 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $15,773 per student in district revenue, the 13 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $205,049/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branchville High Branchville |
Public | 11.4 | 177 | -11.5% |
| Denmark-Olar High Denmark |
Public | 22.7 | 181 | -1.1% |
| The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center Orangeburg |
Public | 10.2 | — | — |
| Orangeburg High School for Health Professions Orangeburg |
Public · charter | 10.2 | 492 | +21.8% |
| Scott's Branch High Summerton |
Public | 28.1 | 197 | -3.9% |
| Bamberg-Ehrhardt High Bamberg |
Public | 18.0 | 383 | +7.3% |
| Lake Marion Technology Center Santee |
Public | 13.2 | — | — |
| Calhoun County High St. Matthews |
Public | 18.2 | 397 | -5.5% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantBethune-Bowman Middle/High is a public high school in Rowesville, SC, enrolling 349 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
57 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 46% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 84% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 349 students per school counselor.
4% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Bethune-Bowman Middle/High's graduation rate? Bethune-Bowman Middle/High's federal four-year graduation rate was about 84% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Bethune-Bowman Middle/High? Bethune-Bowman Middle/High is a public high school in Rowesville, SC, enrolling 349 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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