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Nation Ford High
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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 544 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 502 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 457 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 418 | 22% |
Where Nation Ford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,921 | 139.3 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,871 | 135.3 | 13.8:1 | 31% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 1,877 | 125.5 | 15.0:1 | 31% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 1,733 | 120 | 14.4:1 | 16% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 2,108 | 125.5 | 16.8:1 | 20% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 1,879 | 113 | 16.6:1 | 21% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 1,493 | 84 | 17.8:1 | 22% (329) |
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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