Blacksburg High

Set in Blacksburg, South Carolina, Blacksburg High is a tight-knit 9-12 campus, run under Cherokee 01. It serves 482 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 49% smaller than typical.

Blacksburg High is one of 14 schools operated by Cherokee 01, a district that caters to 7,525 students overall.

Demographically, Blacksburg High shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 13% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cherokee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $50,288 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Cherokee County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,402 students), Blacksburg High is one campus in the mix.

Blacksburg Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blacksburg High has declined 13%, going from 552 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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