Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

As a tight-knit four-year high school in Hemingway, South Carolina, Carvers Bay Early College and Career High serves 399 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Georgetown 01. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Georgetown 01 runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 8,208 students. Carvers Bay Early College and Career High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Carvers Bay Early College and Career High shows that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 25% White. By comparison, Georgetown County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Carvers Bay Early College and Career High has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Georgetown County shows median household income runs about $68,713, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carvers Bay Early College and Career High is one of 19 public schools in Georgetown County (combined enrollment of about 8,208 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Carvers Bay Early College and Career High.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2025.

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