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South Pointe High
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About South Pointe High
South Pointe High operates as a reasonably sized senior high in Rock Hill, South Carolina, overseen by York 03. Current enrollment sits at 1,128 students spanning grades 9 through 12.
York 03 runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 16,034 students. South Pointe High is one of those campuses.
On demographics, South Pointe High lists that Black students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder is composed of 27% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Pointe High has 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (York County) shows that median household income runs about $89,095, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Pointe High is one of 69 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students).
Saluda Trail Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Pointe High.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. South Pointe High's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,362 (now 1,128). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 41% to 27%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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