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Goose Creek High
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 662 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 484 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 403 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 424 | 21% |
Where Goose Creek High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,973 | #27 of 250 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #136 of 215 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #1 of 217 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #71 of 78 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,973 | 118.8 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,002 | 112 | 17.9:1 | 76% (1,521) |
| 2022-23 | 1,981 | 112 | 17.7:1 | 52% (1,039) |
| 2020-21 | 1,860 | 121 | 15.4:1 | 40% (748) |
| 2017-18 | 2,008 | 127 | 15.8:1 | 55% (1,095) |
| 2015-16 | 1,972 | 119 | 16.6:1 | 56% (1,100) |
| 2010-11 | 1,646 | 98 | 16.8:1 | 54% (891) |
| 2000-01 | 1,617 | 102 | 15.8:1 | 39% (637) |
| 1990-91 | 1,627 | 78 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,008 to 1,973); teachers down 6% (127 to 118.8).
About Goose Creek High
Goose Creek High runs as a large high school in Goose Creek, South Carolina. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,973 students. High schools in South Carolina have about 953 students on average; enrollment here is 107% higher.
A total of 47 schools make up Berkeley 01, with 39,543 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Goose Creek High is Black, with 37% of students. The remaining shares are 28% White, 23% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Berkeley County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
The school had 118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina is 1.2 students per teacher.
Berkeley County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $84,358, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Berkeley County's 49 public schools enroll about 40,966 students and include Goose Creek High.
Goose Creek High's closest public school neighbor is Mount Holly Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Goose Creek High, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 113 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.4 to 16.6 over 4 years.
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