St. James High

St. James High, an expansive four-year high school in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, overseen by Horry 01, hosts 1,826 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Horry 01 runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 48,662 students. St. James High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, St. James High logs that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Horry County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Horry County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,880 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Horry County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students), St. James High is one campus in the mix.

St. James Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. James High has edged up 8%, going from 1,692 students in 2018 to 1,826 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 6% to 13%.

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