Blackville-Hilda High

Blackville-Hilda High is the name of a very small high school in Blackville, South Carolina. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 154 students. Across high schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 953.

Barnwell 48 has 5 schools and 1,177 students, and Blackville-Hilda High is one of those schools.

The share of Black students at Blackville-Hilda High is 79%, a majority. The school is also 12% White, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 43% Black share among all Barnwell County residents. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Blackville-Hilda High are from different groups.

Teacher count: 15 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.0:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. It compares with 90% for public schools in Barnwell County.

For the population of Barnwell County, median household income comes to about $46,626, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Barnwell County counts 16 public schools with about 4,300 students.

Blackville-Hilda High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

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