York Preparatory Academy

Set in Rock Hill, South Carolina, York Preparatory Academy is a roomy all-grades campus, one of the schools within SC Public Charter School District. It serves 1,672 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 1,077 students each, so York Preparatory Academy sits 55% above that benchmark.

Within SC Public Charter School District, which oversees 43 schools and 21,383 students, York Preparatory Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, York Preparatory Academy lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to York County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, York Preparatory Academy reports 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting York Preparatory Academy higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for York County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,095 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. York Preparatory Academy is one of 69 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students).

The closest other public school is Rawlinson Road Middle, roughly 1.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around York Preparatory Academy.

York Preparatory Academy operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, York Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 1,605 students in 2018 compared to 1,672 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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