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Nation Ford High

1400 AO Jones Boulevard, Fort Mill, SC 29715 · (803) 835-0000 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,921 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
1,921
High
DISTRICT 1,913 · STATE 953
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
139 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 954428%
Grade 1050226%
Grade 1145724%
Grade 1241822%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
96750%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
34118%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
29715%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
18510%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
1216%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
98251%
Female
93949%

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Where Nation Ford High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn York County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,921#28 of 250#4 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#63 of 215#2 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.8%#17 of 217#2 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.9%#39 of 78#2 of 6
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,921
+188 (+11%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 1,493
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,921139.313.8:1N/A
2023-241,871135.313.8:131% (578)
2022-231,877125.515.0:131% (573)
2020-211,73312014.4:116% (274)
2017-182,108125.516.8:120% (415)
2015-161,87911316.6:121% (399)
2010-111,4938417.8:122% (329)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nation Ford High.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,108 to 1,921); teachers up 11% (125.5 to 139.3).

About Nation Ford High

Nation Ford High is a high school in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and it is part of York 04. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,921 students. High schools in South Carolina average about 953 students, which makes this school 102% larger than average.

York 04 enrolls 18,445 students, and its 20 schools include Nation Ford High.

The share of White students at Nation Ford High is 50%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of York County is roughly 68% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 139.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Nation Ford High has a ratio of 13.8:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina is 1.7 students per teacher.

York County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,095, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 52,364, Nation Ford High among them.

Nation Ford High's nearest public school is Sugar Creek Elementary (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

The NCES locale for Nation Ford High is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 1,733 to 1,921.

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York County at a glance

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Population
293,673
Census ACS
Median income
$89,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
52,364 students

Quick facts

School name
Nation Ford High
District
York 04
Address
1400 AO Jones Boulevard, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Phone
(803) 835-0000
County
York County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,921
Teachers (FTE)
139
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
450390001103
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in York 04
Other schools in Fort Mill
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Nation Ford High
What is the total enrollment at Nation Ford High?
Nation Ford High enrolls approximately 1,921 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nation Ford High serve?
Nation Ford High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Nation Ford High have?
Nation Ford High employs 139 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Nation Ford High?
Student demographics at Nation Ford High are roughly 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Nation Ford High public or private?
Nation Ford High is a public K-12 school, overseen by York 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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