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Nation Ford High

Public Grades 9-12

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 91% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Nation Ford High in Fort Mill, SC, is a large, highly-rated public high school serving 1,921 students in grades 9-12 as part of the top-ranked York 04 district.

Nation Ford stands out for its exceptional support of all students, not just those who arrive academically prepared. The school ranks #2 in the state for English Language Learner performance and #7 for students with disabilities—both remarkable achievements. It also earns 5-star ratings for African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, showing consistent excellence across every demographic group. With a 93.4% graduation rate and a favorable 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio, the school delivers top-tier results while spending less per student ($12,919) than many lower-performing schools in the region. For example, South Pointe High spends $17,068 per student yet ranks #103 in the state, while Nation Ford ranks #22. The school also dramatically outperforms nearby Rock Hill High (80.8% graduation rate) and York Comprehensive High (31.6% chronic absenteeism), despite being just miles apart.

However, there are a few areas worth noting. Chronic absenteeism sits at 13.1%, notably higher than the district average of 8.5%, and Algebra 1 proficiency (74%) lags behind the district's 90%. Additionally, while Nation Ford was historically the top school in Fort Mill, it now ranks third in its own district behind Fort Mill High (#10) and Catawba Ridge High School (#13). Still, with 5-star ratings across nearly every measure and a proven track record of lifting up students from all backgrounds, Nation Ford remains an outstanding choice for families seeking a school that truly educates every child well.

1,921

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,049

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

1400 AO Jones Boulevard
Fort Mill, SC 29715

(803) 835-0000

District: York 04

Feeder schools for Nation Ford High:

Elementary:	Fort Mill Elementary
	Springfield Elementary
	Sugar Creek Elementary
Middle:	Fort Mill Middle
	Springfield Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

17.8%

African American:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (86% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of South Carolina high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg90%

South Carolina avg69%

22^nd of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the York 04

1^st of 75York 04 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
2026	88.8	22 of 248	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.1	31 of 240	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	22 of 243	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	20 of 237	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	18 of 226	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	12 of 227	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	11 of 225	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.2	12 of 216	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	81.0	10 of 223	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	85.9	14 of 231	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.1	13 of 232	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	95.0	12 of 210	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	95.0	10 of 203	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	12 of 202	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	94.7	12 of 199	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.4	10 of 199	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	3 of 188	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	89.3	6 of 185	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	14 of 200	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	78.6	22 of 196	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	9 of 197	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	10 of 199	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	13 of 190	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	5 of 178	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	4 of 184	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	13 of 183	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2022	60.6	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.8	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	55.8	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	7 of 136	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	68.1	37 of 140	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	5 of 147	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	25 of 141	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	21 of 139	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	6 of 115	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	6 of 143	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	11 of 137	92.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	2 of 59	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	63.9	19 of 70	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	4 of 71	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	67.3	20 of 68	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	7 of 64	89.1%	★★★★★
2018	66.7	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	17 of 229	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	78.7	28 of 229	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	17 of 231	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	17 of 223	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	19 of 220	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	19 of 213	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	10 of 213	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	14 of 210	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	10 of 155	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	66.1	58 of 154	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	20 of 158	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	10 of 156	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	13 of 124	89.5%	★★★★★
2025	68.4	32 of 122	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	11 of 122	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	24 of 119	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	12 of 108	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	6 of 93	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	6 of 86	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	5 of 80	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	41 of 241	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	64 of 230	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	27 of 235	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	21 of 226	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	25 of 220	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	20 of 213	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	14 of 217	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	66.0	34 of 214	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	30 of 233	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	40 of 228	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	22 of 234	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	23 of 229	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	20 of 224	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	12 of 215	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	12 of 218	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	15 of 213	93.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	7 of 61	88.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	11 of 53	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	6 of 57	89.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	22 of 203	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	31 of 200	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	20 of 202	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	20 of 197	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	18 of 192	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	18 of 189	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	15 of 191	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	28 of 185	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 292%+8 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution85%+23 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 281%+21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, February 22, 2018

this school isnt all that great they act great when other people enter the room they dont help and they dont show that they care why are parents allowed to rate when there not the ones stuck in this hell hole there are bullies everywhere because teachers dont do anything they just laugh with them but when another teacher or some one important comes in the room there the best but thats rare Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

I love the school. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, October 15, 2011

My wife and I relocated with our 3 children from Fayetteville-Manlius Schools in Upstate New York. Coming from a top 1% school district, we were nervous about relocating to Metro Charlotte.

When someone told me the schools were better in Fort Mill, SC and the taxes were cheaper this seemed suspect but in our view it's true.

We compared the Fort Mill area to Ballentyne. Even in the very affluent areas of the Charlotte Mecklenberg School district, it is not uncommon to find 100 trailers behind the school. By comparison you will not find one trailer behind any school in the Fort Mill disctict. Every school is new and every classroom is equipped with a smartboard, projector and PC.

Nation Ford is a great high school. Lots of good involvement between parents and teachers. The marching band won the state championships and will be one of only 8 high schools marching in the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade. If you child likes music, it's taken as serious as any sport in this area. They are excellent and it's great fun.

Fort Mill is a great community and if you choose the right area, you can be downtown in less than 20 minutes. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
Nation Ford High	Public	9-12	1400 AO Jones Boulevard	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0000	1,921	139	13.7	30.9%	967 (50.3%)	297 (15.5%)	341 (17.8%)	185 (9.6%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	121 (6.3%)	88.8	22^nd of 248 public high schools	91.1%		77.1	31^st of 240 public high schools	87.1%	9		81.5	85.4	92.0	$13,049	$265	$359	$624	$10,288	$2,137	$12,425
Fort Mill High	Public	9-12	215 North Highway 21 Bypass	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-1900	2,115	135	15.6	19.2%	1,443 (68.2%)	197 (9.3%)	226 (10.7%)	155 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.2%)	95.1	10^th of 248 public high schools	96.0%		88.3	13^th of 240 public high schools	94.6%	3		88.6	90.0	98.0	$12,466	$333	$363	$697	$10,036	$1,733	$11,769
Catawba Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1180 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5222	1,704	107	15.9	17.2%	1,183 (69.4%)	160 (9.4%)	159 (9.3%)	98 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.9%)	93.6	13^th of 248 public high schools	94.8%		89.1	11^th of 240 public high schools	95.4%	2		86.2	88.5	96.4	$12,562	$275	$384	$658	$9,980	$1,924	$11,904
Legion Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	505 University Drive	Rock Hill	29730	York County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 620-6040	637	31	20.5	—	467 (73.3%)	77 (12.1%)	44 (6.9%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	85.5	31^st of 248 public high schools	87.5%					(n/a)	83.9	82.9	68.0	97.9	$8,284	$75	$18	$92	$4,268	$3,923	$8,191
Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,980	118	16.7	57.1%	820 (41.4%)	582 (29.4%)	354 (17.9%)	38 (1.9%)	46 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (6.9%)	51	121^st of 248 public high schools	51.2%		45.3	123^rd of 240 public high schools	48.8%	2	56.1	57.0	64.5	81.0	$15,303	$451	$671	$1,122	$12,557	$1,623	$14,181
Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	2399 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1100	0	24	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,822	107	17.0	52.0%	671 (36.8%)	762 (41.8%)	263 (14.4%)	26 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	89 (4.9%)	66.9	78^th of 248 public high schools	68.5%		56.6	86^th of 240 public high schools	64.2%	8	87.8	65.2	70.6	84.8	$15,114	$490	$671	$1,161	$12,379	$1,573	$13,953
Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,905	118	16.1	29.3%	1,153 (60.5%)	292 (15.3%)	266 (14.0%)	93 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.0%)	91.4	16^th of 248 public high schools	93.5%		78.5	27^th of 240 public high schools	88.8%	11		90.5	84.3	93.9	$11,988	$271	$230	$501	$9,471	$2,015	$11,487
South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,128	84	13.4	58.3%	309 (27.4%)	660 (58.5%)	87 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	59.5	104^th of 248 public high schools	58.1%		43	130^th of 240 public high schools	45.8%	26	56.4	66.1	64.5	82.5	$18,612	$470	$685	$1,154	$15,302	$2,155	$17,457
Clover High	Public	9-12	1625 Highway 55 East	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8200	2,713	180	15.1	34.9%	1,908 (70.3%)	314 (11.6%)	268 (9.9%)	56 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (6.1%)	86	30^th of 248 public high schools	87.9%		76.3	35^th of 240 public high schools	85.4%	5		81.2	75.0	93.2	$15,557	$446	$387	$833	$12,532	$2,192	$14,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Nation Ford High

What district is Nation Ford High in?

York 04

Is Nation Ford High a good school?

Yes. Nation Ford High ranks in the top 8.9% of South Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Nation Ford High?

Nation Ford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fort Mill Elementary
Elementary : Springfield Elementary
Elementary : Sugar Creek Elementary
Middle : Fort Mill Middle
Middle : Springfield Middle

What is the racial makeup of Nation Ford High?

Students at Nation Ford High are 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Nation Ford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,921 students attended Nation Ford High.

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