Calhoun County High

Calhoun County High operates as a compact secondary school in St. Matthews, South Carolina, run under Calhoun 01. Current enrollment sits at 397 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so Calhoun County High sits 58% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Calhoun 01 (1,465 students total), Calhoun County High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Calhoun County High reports that Black students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 23% White, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Calhoun County High lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Calhoun County shows median household income runs about $58,682, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Calhoun County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,465 students), of which Calhoun County High is one.

The closest other public school is St. Matthews K-8 School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Calhoun County High's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 397). Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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