Carolina Forest High

Carolina Forest High is one of the high-enrollment four-year high schools in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, run under Horry 01, with 3,176 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 233% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Carolina Forest High is one of 55 schools operated by Horry 01, a district that serves 48,662 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Carolina Forest High records that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest reads as 20% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, Carolina Forest High shows 165 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Horry County put median household income runs about $66,880, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Carolina Forest High is one of 60 public schools in Horry County (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carolina Forest Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Carolina Forest High's enrollment has expanded 31% since 2018, when it stood at 2,429 (now 3,176). The White share of enrollment edged down from 68% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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