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Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
Set in Greenville, South Carolina, Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is a sizable intermediate school, overseen by Greenville 01. It works with 999 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% bigger than the state mean of about 622.
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is one of 89 schools operated by Greenville 01, a district that serves 78,776 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Hughes Academy of Science and Technology records that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 31% Black, 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Greenville County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hughes Academy of Science and Technology has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.
Around the school, census data for Greenville County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,932 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greenville County runs 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), of which Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is one.
Blythe Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hughes Academy of Science and Technology.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Hughes Academy of Science and Technology's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,026 (now 999).
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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