Carolina Academy (High)

Carolina Academy (High) is a high school with a street address in Greenville, South Carolina. The student body numbers 976 students, from grades 9 through 12.

Carolina Academy (High) is part of a district of 89 schools: Greenville 01, with 78,776 students.

A majority of students at Carolina Academy (High), 56%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. Carolina Academy (High) has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 70 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.9:1. For comparison, high schools in South Carolina average 15.5:1.

Federal survey data for Greenville County show that median household income is about $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Carolina Academy (High) is among the 109 public schools in Greenville County.

The closest other public school is Welcome Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Carolina Academy (High) had 889 students in 2020-21 and 976 in 2024-25, a 10% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 13.9:1 over the same years.

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