Emerald High

Emerald High operates as a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Greenwood, South Carolina, part of Greenwood 50. Current enrollment sits at 887 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Greenwood 50, which oversees 13 schools and 8,477 students, Emerald High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Emerald High reports that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 38% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Emerald High records 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Emerald High higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Greenwood County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,830 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Greenwood County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,771 students), Emerald High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lakeview Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Emerald High.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 855 students in 2018 compared to 887 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 38% across the same window.

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