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Conway High
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Conway High
Conway High operates as an expansive 9-12 campus in Conway, South Carolina, overseen by Horry 01. Current enrollment sits at 1,724 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so Conway High sits 81% bigger than that benchmark.
Within Horry 01, which oversees 55 schools and 48,662 students, Conway High is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Conway High records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 28% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.
Zooming out to the county, Horry County reports that median household income runs about $66,880, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Conway High is one of 60 public schools in Horry County (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students).
The closest other public school is Whittemore Park Middle, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Conway High operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 9%: 1,578 students in 2018 compared to 1,724 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 7% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Horry County at a glance
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