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Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High

Public Grades 6-12

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 11% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High is a public high school located in Neeses, South Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 230 students. The school is part of the Orangeburg School District, which is ranked 66 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past few years, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant academic and attendance challenges, with consistently low performance on standardized tests, high chronic absenteeism, and below-average graduation rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly lower proficiency rates than the state and district in subjects like Algebra 1 (50% vs. 73.95% state), English 1 (42.86% vs. 61.66% state), and U.S. History (38.23% vs. 61.47% state). Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.6% and 90.9% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.5% to 2.9%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, when analyzing the performance of different student subgroups, some patterns emerge. Male students at Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High perform better than female students, ranking 124 out of 228 South Carolina high schools for males compared to 205 out of 225 for females. Additionally, African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform better than the overall school, but still lag behind state and district averages. Comparing Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High to nearby schools, such as North Middle/High, which is also in the Orangeburg district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming on most academic measures.

220

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,181

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7066 Norway Road
Neeses, SC 29107

(803) 263-4832

District: Orangeburg

Feeder schools for Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High:

Elementary:

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.8%

White:

15.0%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2022 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (34% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (79% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

287^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 15 pts since 2022

From bottom 25% (2022) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

209^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2022

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Orangeburg

66^th of 75Orangeburg 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	287 of 320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	258 of 325	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	233 of 310	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	189 of 252	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	163 of 248	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	164 of 253	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.8	239 of 249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	246 of 307	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	241 of 307	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	226 of 313	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	182 of 300	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	209 of 235	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	212 of 235	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	211 of 237	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	206 of 226	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	132 of 194	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	179 of 199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	164 of 190	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	12.9	205 of 225	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	187 of 226	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	202 of 226	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	198 of 220	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	41.3	124 of 228	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	191 of 224	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

High school

Male (2024)46th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 278%-9 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 250%-24 vs state

English 143%-19 vs state

English Language Arts40%-17 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution38%-23 vs state

Science25%-23 vs state

Mathematics2%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High

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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
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	220	17	12.8		33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	14.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%		13.2	212^th of 235 public high schools	9.8%	3	30.0	54.0	26.9	0.0	5.4	0.0	25.0	50.0	42.9	38.2	77.5	$19,181	$1,403	$1,582	$2,986	$13,866	$2,329	$16,195
Blackville-Hilda High	Public	9-12	76 Atkins Circle	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5700	140	16	8.7		12 (8.6%)	113 (80.7%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)								(n/a)
Denmark-Olar High	Public	9-12	197 Viking Circle	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3307	181	19	9.5		6 (3.3%)	173 (95.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	125^th of 235 public high schools	46.8%		21.7	183^rd of 235 public high schools	22.1%	58								85.0	50.0	38.9	90.9	$24,830	$2,834	$1,313	$4,147	$17,354	$3,329	$20,683
North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	54.5	89^th of 235 public high schools	62.1%		40.1	132^nd of 235 public high schools	43.8%	43	44.0	47.2	51.7	16.0	22.2	41.4	24.0	84.8	65.5	46.7	90.0	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563
Cope Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6052 Slab Landing Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 80	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-7661	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Barnwell County Career Center	Public	9-12	5214 Reynolds Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 259-5512	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Williston-Elko High	Public	9-12	12233 Main Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3110	192	14	14.2		65 (33.9%)	116 (60.4%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Edisto High	Public	9-12	500 R.M. Foster Drive	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-1553	614	48	12.6		227 (37.0%)	320 (52.1%)	45 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	17.5	199^th of 235 public high schools	15.3%		14.3	207^th of 235 public high schools	11.9%	8								71.6	38.9	36.4	76.8	$18,528	$1,158	$2,688	$3,846	$12,275	$2,407	$14,682
Bamberg-Ehrhardt High	Public	9-12	267 Red Raider Drive	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3030	383	32	11.9		147 (38.4%)	216 (56.4%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46	118^th of 235 public high schools	49.8%		36.8	142^nd of 235 public high schools	39.6%	24								68.3	67.6	37.5	84.6	$19,508	$1,323	$1,082	$2,405	$14,356	$2,747	$17,103
Wagener-Salley High	Public	9-12	326 Seivern Road	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 564-1100	245	26	9.4		102 (41.6%)	97 (39.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	19.6	192^nd of 235 public high schools	18.3%		17.7	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%	5								52.7	40.0	51.8	77.8	$22,116	$1,020	$1,323	$2,344	$17,212	$2,560	$19,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High

Is Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High a good school?

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High ranks in the bottom 11.1% of South Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High?

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary

How many students attend Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High.

What district is Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High in?

Orangeburg

What is the racial makeup of Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High?

Students at Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High are 82% African American, 15% White, 2% Two or more races.

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