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Fort Mill High
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Fort Mill High
As a well-populated 9-12 campus in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Fort Mill High hosts 2,115 students from grades 9 through 12, part of York 04. Enrollment runs roughly 122% above the state mean of about 953.
Within York 04, which oversees 20 schools and 18,445 students, Fort Mill High is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Fort Mill High logs that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Fort Mill High records 135 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.
Zooming out to the county, York County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,095, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across York County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students), Fort Mill High is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Orchard Park Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 2,222 students in 2018 compared to 2,115 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 79% to 68%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.
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