SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics operates as a very small four-year high school in Hartsville, South Carolina, run under Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. Current enrollment sits at 296 students spanning grades 11 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 69% smaller than the state mean of about 953.

SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics sits inside Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Asian, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Darlington County as a whole.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Darlington County put the typical household earns roughly $48,581 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Darlington County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,482 students), of which SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics is one.

Nearest neighbor: Butler Academy, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 50% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.