Myrtle Beach High

Myrtle Beach High is one of the big high schools in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, overseen by Horry 01, with 1,510 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Within Horry 01, which oversees 55 schools and 48,662 students, Myrtle Beach High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Myrtle Beach High logs that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Horry County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Horry County shows median household income runs about $66,880, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Horry County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students), of which Myrtle Beach High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Myrtle Beach Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Myrtle Beach High.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,516 students in 2018 compared to 1,510 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 51% to 36% over that span.

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