Emerald High

Emerald High is a mid-sized high school for students in Greenwood, South Carolina. Federal data show 887 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.

Greenwood 50 has 8,477 students spread across 13 schools.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Emerald High is Black, with 41% of students. The next largest groups are 38% White, 16% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 10 points above the 31% share among Greenwood County residents. The diversity index for Emerald High is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Emerald High reports a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher, from 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina is 1.2 students per teacher.

The school is in Greenwood County, where median household income comes to about $52,830, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greenwood County counts 21 public schools with about 10,771 students.

Lakeview Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Emerald High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

For locale, NCES codes Emerald High as Town: Distant.

Enrollment figures show a rise of 60 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.

The allk12 page for Emerald High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.