Blackville-Hilda High

Set in Blackville, South Carolina, Blackville-Hilda High is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus, operated by Barnwell 48. It hosts 154 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 84% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Within Barnwell 48, which oversees 5 schools and 1,177 students, Blackville-Hilda High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Blackville-Hilda High lists that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the income-and-resources front, Blackville-Hilda High records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Blackville-Hilda High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Barnwell County (around 90%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Barnwell County indicate the typical household earns roughly $46,626 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Blackville-Hilda High is one of 16 public schools in Barnwell County (combined enrollment of about 4,300 students).

Blackville-Hilda High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Blackville-Hilda High.

The school occupies a rural site.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Blackville-Hilda High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.