Trenton High

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Trenton, South Carolina, Trenton High hosts 3 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Dept Of Correction N04. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so Trenton High sits 100% smaller than that benchmark.

Trenton High is one of 12 schools operated by Dept Of Correction N04, a district that teaches 172 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Trenton High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Trenton High reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 0.8:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Edgefield County indicate median household income runs about $73,029, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Trenton High is one of 11 public schools in Edgefield County (combined enrollment of about 3,862 students).

Douglas Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Trenton High has edged down 96%, going from 73 students in 2018 to 3 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 73% to 100% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 0.8:1 in 2025.

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