Saluda High

Saluda High is a small high school in Saluda, South Carolina, one of the schools in Saluda 01. The school counted 714 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 25% below the average of about 953 students for high schools in South Carolina.

Saluda High belongs to Saluda 01, a district of 5 schools and 2,525 students.

About 45% of students at Saluda High are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% White, 22% Black, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 17%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina is 1.1 students per teacher.

For Saluda County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $51,009, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,935, Saluda High among them.

Saluda Middle sits about 0.1 miles from Saluda High. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Saluda High the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 582 (2020-21) to 714 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.3:1 to 16.6:1.

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