Nation Ford High

Nation Ford High is a large high school in Fort Mill, South Carolina, one of the schools within York 04. The school works with 1,921 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 102% bigger than the state mean of about 953.

Within York 04, which oversees 20 schools and 18,445 students, Nation Ford High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Nation Ford High logs that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Nation Ford High has 139 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

In the surrounding community, York County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,095, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students), of which Nation Ford High is one.

Sugar Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nation Ford High.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Nation Ford High's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 2,108 (now 1,921). White enrollment moved from 68% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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