SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe
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Calhoun Falls Charter School → McCormick High → Abbeville County Career Center → G. Frank Russell Technology Center → Anderson Five Charter School → Whitmire Community School (High) → Thornwell Charter School → Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 22% by test-taker volume
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How SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe compares for families
What families should know about SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe.
- ▸ 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: Calhoun Falls Charter School, McCormick High, Abbeville County Career Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 22% 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.
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.
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 +8.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 81 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls |
Public · charter | 14.3 | 93 | +10.7% |
| McCormick High McCormick |
Public | 10.3 | 192 | +1.6% |
| Abbeville County Career Center Abbeville |
Public | 14.6 | — | — |
| G. Frank Russell Technology Center Greenwood |
Public | 24.0 | — | — |
| Anderson Five Charter School Anderson |
Public · charter | 39.4 | 61 | -6.2% |
| Whitmire Community School (High) Whitmire |
Public | 57.5 | 147 | -3.3% |
| Thornwell Charter School Clinton |
Public · charter | 46.7 | 149 | — |
| Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center Johnston |
Public | 33.4 | — | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantSC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe is a public high school in McCormick, SC, enrolling 81 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
18 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 22% of U.S. high schools.
It has about 162 students per school counselor.
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
How many students attend SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe? SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe is a public high school in McCormick, SC, enrolling 81 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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