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Enrollment
507
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 953
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000250
Baptist Hill High
5117 Baptist Hill Road, Hollywood, SC 29449 · (843) 889-2277 · Charleston County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of South Carolina public schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 13% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
5.7%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.4% | 5.7% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 6.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Baptist Hill High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #23 of 24 no change | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #24 of 24 no change | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #170 of 250 | #13 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #5 of 215 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #149 of 217 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #78 of 108 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
-76 (-13%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 507 | 56.3 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 54 | 9.4:1 | 100% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 48 | 11.5:1 | 100% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 100% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 46 | 10.5:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 54 | 8.8:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 56 | 7.5:1 | 83% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 67% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baptist Hill High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (482 to 507); teachers up 22% (46 to 56.3).
About Baptist Hill High
Baptist Hill High is a small high school for students in Hollywood, South Carolina. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 507 students. High schools in South Carolina have about 953 students on average; enrollment here is 47% lower.
Across its 81 schools, Charleston 01 enrolls 52,009 students. Baptist Hill High is one of those schools.
The student body at Baptist Hill High is 68% Black. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Charleston County, the Black share is about 23%. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Baptist Hill High are from different groups.
The school lists 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. The average for high schools in South Carolina, 15.5:1, is higher.
Among South Carolina public schools, Baptist Hill High outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Charleston County, the median household earns about $88,494 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Baptist Hill High shares Charleston County with 97 other public schools.
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School, about 2.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
Baptist Hill High is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 76 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 9.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Baptist Hill High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students
Quick facts
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- St. Johns High9.5 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Baptist Hill HighHow large is Baptist Hill High?
Baptist Hill High enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 06-12.
Is Baptist Hill High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baptist Hill High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baptist Hill High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baptist Hill High is approximately 9.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Baptist Hill High?
Baptist Hill High reports a student body of 6% White, 22% Hispanic, 68% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Baptist Hill High?
Baptist Hill High is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.