Riverwalk Academy
Rock Hill · SC · SC Public Charter School District · Public charter · K-12 combined
At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 41% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Riverwalk Academy compares for families
What families should know about Riverwalk Academy.
- ▸ 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: Applied Technology Center, Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center, Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 41% 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.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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 +8.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 755 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $21,713 per student in district revenue, the 371 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $8,055,523/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Technology Center Rock Hill |
Public | 4.4 | — | — |
| Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center York |
Public | 7.0 | — | — |
| Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill Rock Hill |
Public · charter | 7.2 | — | — |
| York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill |
Public · charter | 5.0 | 511 | +2.6% |
| Great Falls High Great Falls |
Public | 31.7 | 213 | +0.5% |
| Thornwell Charter School Clinton |
Public · charter | 58.0 | 149 | — |
| Whitmire Community School (High) Whitmire |
Public | 47.5 | 147 | -3.3% |
| Chester County Career Center Chester |
Public | 22.8 | — | — |