Summary:
Zip code 29649 is home to a single high school, Greenwood High, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a substantial enrollment of 1,724 students in the Greenwood, SC area.
Greenwood High is the only high school in this zip code, so all comparisons are made against state averages. The school has shown a positive trajectory in its state ranking, improving from 176th to 169th place over three consecutive years, though it remains in the bottom third of South Carolina high schools. Its graduation rate of 85.6% exceeds the district's rate of 83.8% but falls just below the state average of 86.7%. A notable strength is the dropout rate of 1.5%, which is significantly better than the state's 2.1% average. However, chronic absenteeism sits at 23.0%, slightly above the state's 22.3%, presenting a mixed picture of student engagement—students who stay enrolled appear committed to graduating, but attendance issues may be holding back academic performance.
Academically, Greenwood High trails the state in every subject tested. The most striking finding is the wide disparity between subjects: English 2 proficiency is a strong point at 78-81%, while U.S. History proficiency lags significantly at just 46-49%, and English 1 sits at 49-52%. Across all subjects and years, the school trails state averages by 6 to 16 percentage points, with the largest gap in U.S. History. The school operates within the Greenwood 50 district, which earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 21% of districts statewide, suggesting other schools in the district are performing better. With per-student spending of $13,232 and a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1, resources appear adequate, pointing to instructional strategies and student support services as the most promising areas for improvement, particularly in history and English 1.
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