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North Central High

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North Central High ranks 110 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 53% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

North Central High is a public high school in Kershaw, South Carolina, serving 598 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Kershaw 01 school district, which is ranked 31 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Central High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 69th to 144th out of 235-237 South Carolina high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied from 2 to 4 stars. The school has shown mixed performance across different student subgroups, with male students and gifted and talented students performing well, but female students, African American students, Hispanic students, and white students often ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of the state. Disabled students at North Central High have had a wide range of performance, from the top 15 schools in the state to the bottom 133 schools. Academically, the school has performed better in subjects like U.S. History and English 2, but has struggled in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 and English 1. Graduation rates at North Central High have been around 82-85%, slightly below the state average, and the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lugoff-Elgin High and Camden High, which generally perform better than North Central High, the more distant McBee High performs worse across many metrics. North Central High's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.39% to 75.94%, suggests the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting its overall performance.

563

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,932

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Lockhart Road
Kershaw, SC 29067

(803) 432-9858

District: Kershaw 01

Feeder schools for North Central High:

Elementary:	Midway Elementary
Middle:	North Central Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

African American:

20.1%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (80% vs 87%)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

South Carolina avg71%

110^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Kershaw 01

31^st of 75Kershaw 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	110 of 235	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	144 of 235	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	100 of 237	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	95 of 226	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	80 of 227	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	69 of 225	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	32.9	134 of 216	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.6	83 of 223	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.3	99 of 231	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.2	112 of 232	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.3	105 of 210	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.2	145 of 203	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.9	117 of 202	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.7	149 of 199	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	147 of 199	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	134 of 188	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	145 of 185	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.7	126 of 191	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.3	106 of 191	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.1	139 of 187	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	114 of 194	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	138 of 194	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.5	30 of 199	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	91 of 190	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	38 of 178	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	51 of 184	72.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	133 of 145	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	86.4	15 of 139	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	13 of 115	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	126 of 225	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	167 of 225	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	93 of 223	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	88 of 220	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	101 of 213	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	76 of 213	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	139 of 210	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	71 of 153	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	26 of 157	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	3 of 156	98.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	96 of 119	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	85 of 226	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	147 of 229	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	83 of 226	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	70 of 220	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	64 of 213	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	43 of 217	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	35.7	130 of 214	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	98 of 224	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	111 of 228	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	101 of 229	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	105 of 224	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	56 of 215	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	69 of 218	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	124 of 213	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	125 of 196	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	166 of 196	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	113 of 197	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	110 of 192	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	117 of 189	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	96 of 191	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.5	164 of 185	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)19th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2024)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 290%+4 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution66%+5 vs state

English 159%-3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 258%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

I love this school! They haven taught my son life skills and veryone is so nice and helpful. Huge turn around from 5 years ago! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
North Central High	Public	9-12	3000 Lockhart Road	Kershaw	29067	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 432-9858	563	38	14.8		350 (62.2%)	113 (20.1%)	71 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	49.7	110^th of 235 public high schools	53.2%		36.6	144^th of 235 public high schools	38.7%	34								57.9	59.1	66.4	90.3	$14,932	$616	$746	$1,362	$11,311	$2,259	$13,570
Andrew Jackson High	Public	9-12	6925 Kershaw-Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-2381	557	49	11.4		375 (67.3%)	127 (22.8%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	59.9	77^th of 235 public high schools	67.2%		49.5	101^st of 235 public high schools	57.0%	24								69.8	68.5	66.7	88.1	$15,668	$363	$136	$499	$12,183	$2,986	$15,169
Camden High	Public	9-12	1022 Ehrenclou Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8930	1,136	71	16.0		502 (44.2%)	435 (38.3%)	143 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.6%)	31.7	163^rd of 235 public high schools	30.6%		44	122^nd of 235 public high schools	48.1%	41								45.3	58.1	60.9	78.3	$11,908	$569	$686	$1,256	$8,710	$1,943	$10,653
Dr. Gilbert G. Woolard Technology Center	Public	9-12	70 Innovation Lane	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8982	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McBee High	Public	6-12	264 East Pine Avenue	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 335-8251	577	47	12.2		402 (69.7%)	85 (14.7%)	66 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	20.1	190^th of 235 public high schools	19.1%		47.6	112^th of 235 public high schools	52.3%	78	60.6	56.6	48.8	23.4	16.0	17.2	47.4	41.8	50.0	52.5	73.5	$13,438	$906	$795	$1,701	$9,739	$1,998	$11,736
Lugoff-Elgin High	Public	9-12	1284 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3481	1,759	98	18.0		977 (55.5%)	449 (25.5%)	197 (11.2%)	12 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	115 (6.5%)	52.8	100^th of 235 public high schools	57.4%		47.6	113^th of 235 public high schools	51.9%	13								66.4	63.7	66.0	87.8	$10,583	$560	$590	$1,150	$7,996	$1,437	$9,433

Frequently Asked Questions about North Central High

What is the racial makeup of North Central High?

Students at North Central High are 62% White, 20% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended North Central High.

What schools feed into North Central High?

North Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Midway Elementary
Middle : North Central Middle

Is North Central High a good school?

North Central High ranks 110^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is North Central High in?

Kershaw 01

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