Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill SC

Performance Trends

Compare Details Nation Ford High ranks better than 94.7% of high schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the York 04 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Nation Ford High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (61%), African American (14.5%), Hispanic (13.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 15.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the York 04 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nation Ford High is 14.3, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the York 04 School District! (See more...)

Compare Nation Ford High employs 120.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nation Ford High is $8,814, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the York 04 School District!

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Nation Ford High:

SchoolDigger ranks Nation Ford High 12^th of 227 South Carolina public high schools. (See Nation Ford High in the ranking list.)

York 04:

SchoolDigger ranks York 04 1^st of 80 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	SC State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	89.33	6^th	185	96.8%
2009	92.13	3^rd	188	98.4%
2010	95.38	10^th	199	95.0%
2011	94.72	12^th	199	94.0%
2012	93.74	12^th	202	94.1%
2013	95.02	10^th	203	95.1%
2014	95.01	12^th	210	94.3%
2015	85.13	13^th	232	94.4%
2016	85.88	14^th	231	93.9%
2017	80.99	10^th	223	95.5%
2018	75.18	12^th	216	94.4%
2019	81.55	11^th	225	95.1%
2021	86.46	12^th	227	94.7%

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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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

Enrollment information for Nation Ford High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2008	771	99	31	36	4	n/a	n/a	941
2009	1068	155	46	57	4	n/a	n/a	1330
2010	1114	173	53	64	5	n/a	n/a	1409
2011	1185	172	37	77	3	2	17	1493
2012	1202	168	37	92	2	2	27	1530
2013	1178	166	38	106	2	2	26	1518
2014	1245	208	56	126	4	3	36	1678
2015	1245	227	72	152	3	4	51	1754
2016	1315	256	85	165	3	3	52	1879
2017	1359	260	87	181	6	2	78	1973
2018	1425	289	89	208	5	2	90	2108
2019	1513	293	88	212	5	2	89	2202
2020	1153	259	93	224	6	3	84	1822
2021	1057	252	96	233	6	3	86	1733

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Nation Ford High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	941	64.0	14.7	15
2009	1330	85.0	15.6	16.5
2010	1409	85.0	16.5	17.5
2011	1493	84.0	17.7	22
2012	1530	89.7	17.0	23.3
2013	1518	97.2	15.6	23.1
2014	1678	96.4	17.4	23.6
2015	1754	107.0	16.3	22.2
2016	1879	114.0	16.4	21.2
2017	1973	116.0	17.0	19.3
2018	2108	125.5	16.7	19.7
2019	2202	131.5	16.7	16.5
2020	1822	117.6	15.4	17.8
2021	1733	120.6	14.3	15.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Nation Ford High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	941	64.0	14.7	15
2009	1330	85.0	15.6	16.5
2010	1409	85.0	16.5	17.5
2011	1493	84.0	17.7	22
2012	1530	89.7	17.0	23.3
2013	1518	97.2	15.6	23.1
2014	1678	96.4	17.4	23.6
2015	1754	107.0	16.3	22.2
2016	1879	114.0	16.4	21.2
2017	1973	116.0	17.0	19.3
2018	2108	125.5	16.7	19.7
2019	2202	131.5	16.7	16.5
2020	1822	117.6	15.4	17.8
2021	1733	120.6	14.3	15.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Nation Ford High

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$84 (1.0%)	$67 (0.8%)	$152 (1.8%)	$6,763 (80.9%)	$1,440 (17.2%)	$8,203 (98.2%)	$8,355
2020	$80 (0.9%)	$56 (0.6%)	$136 (1.5%)	$7,220 (81.9%)	$1,458 (16.5%)	$8,679 (98.5%)	$8,814

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Nation Ford High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 11^th of 225 High schools	Ranks 12^th of 227 High schools	0.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Nation Ford High)	88.4	75.8	12.7%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (York 04)	94.2	85	9.2%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)	68.6	61.5	7.1%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Nation Ford High)	90.7	83.3	7.4%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (York 04)	91.1	85.2	5.9%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina)	67.2	57.3	9.9%
End of Course U.S. History and the Constitution (Nation Ford High)	82.5	79.5	3%
End of Course U.S. History and the Constitution (York 04)	86.1	81.7	4.4%
End of Course U.S. History and the Constitution (South Carolina)	66.9	58.2	8.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2202	1733	21.3%
African American	293	252	14%
American Indian	5	6	20%
Asian	88	96	9.1%
Hispanic	212	233	9.9%
Pacific Islander	2	3	50%
Two or More Races	89	86	3.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	16.5%	15.8%	0.7%

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