Lugoff-Elgin High

Lugoff-Elgin High is one of the substantial secondary schools in Lugoff, South Carolina, part of Kershaw 01, with 1,759 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so Lugoff-Elgin High sits 85% above that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in Kershaw 01 (11,135 students total), Lugoff-Elgin High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lugoff-Elgin High logs that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest reads as 26% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Kershaw County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lugoff-Elgin High logs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Kershaw County shows median household income runs about $68,231, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Kershaw County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,247 students), of which Lugoff-Elgin High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lugoff-Elgin Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Lugoff-Elgin High.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lugoff-Elgin High has rose 8%, going from 1,629 students in 2018 to 1,759 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 68% to 56% over that span.

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