Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High is an one-room-style secondary school in Neeses, South Carolina, one of the schools within Orangeburg. The school serves 220 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% smaller than the state mean of about 953.

Across the 27 schools in Orangeburg (10,462 students total), Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High reports that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest consists of 15% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orangeburg County indicate the typical household earns roughly $45,675 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High is one of 34 public schools in Orangeburg County (combined enrollment of about 11,507 students).

The closest other public school is Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High operates from a countryside location.

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