Hartsville High

Set in Hartsville, South Carolina, Hartsville High is a mid-sized 9-12 campus, operated by Darlington 01. It teaches 1,129 students across grades 9 through 12.

Hartsville High is one of 18 schools operated by Darlington 01, a district that enrolls 8,793 students overall.

On demographics, Hartsville High reports that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 40% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Hartsville High shows 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Darlington County put median household income runs about $48,581, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across Darlington County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,482 students), Hartsville High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carolina Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Hartsville High operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 1,226 students in 2018 compared to 1,129 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 54% to 40%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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