James F. Byrnes High

James F. Byrnes High is a large high school with its address in Duncan, South Carolina. It serves 2,391 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in South Carolina average about 953 students.

A total of 15 schools make up Spartanburg 05, with 11,962 students enrolled.

James F. Byrnes High is 51% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 67% of Spartanburg County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The ratio of students to teachers is 19.1:1, with 125 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 3.7 students per teacher above the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina.

Census Bureau estimates for Spartanburg County show that the median household income is $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. James F. Byrnes High is one of 88 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from James F. Byrnes High to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Duncan Elementary School of the Arts. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put James F. Byrnes High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 477 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (17.6:1).

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.