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Bethune-Bowman Middle/High → Denmark-Olar High → Bamberg-Ehrhardt High → Cope Area Career Center → Blackville-Hilda High → Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High → North Middle/High → The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center →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 45% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 95% in 2019 (75th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Branchville 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: Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, Denmark-Olar High, Bamberg-Ehrhardt High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 45% 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?
75th percentile nationally
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 +0.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 317 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $15,773 per student in district revenue, the 2 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $31,546/year in additional funding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Bowman Middle/High Rowesville |
Public | 11.4 | 209 | +11.8% |
| Denmark-Olar High Denmark |
Public | 20.0 | 181 | -1.1% |
| Bamberg-Ehrhardt High Bamberg |
Public | 14.3 | 383 | +7.3% |
| Cope Area Career Center Cope |
Public | 15.3 | — | — |
| Blackville-Hilda High Blackville |
Public | 28.6 | 140 | — |
| Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High Neeses |
Public | 27.8 | 132 | +17.9% |
| North Middle/High North |
Public | 31.5 | 133 | -3.6% |
| The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center Orangeburg |
Public | 19.8 | — | — |