Saluda High

As a modestly sized four-year high school in Saluda, South Carolina, Saluda High enrolls 714 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Saluda 01. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Saluda 01 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,525 students. Saluda High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Saluda High reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 30% White, 22% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Saluda High has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Saluda High higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Saluda County) reports that median household income runs about $51,009, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Saluda High is one of 6 public schools in Saluda County (combined enrollment of about 2,935 students).

Nearest neighbor: Saluda Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 14%: 629 students in 2018 compared to 714 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 28% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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