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Buford High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4290 Tabernacle Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 · (803) 286-7068 · Part of Lancaster County School District

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Directions
Students
532
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Buford High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Buford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Buford Middlein Lancaster
9–12Buford HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4290 Tabernacle Road, Lancaster

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9135
Grade 10126
Grade 11143
Grade 12128
Enrollment over time
546’20
563’21
561’22
554’23
532’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Black 7%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buford High from Buford families.

Other schools in Lancaster County School District

The district →
Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Indian Land
A
1,161 students17:1
Van Wyck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lancaster
A−
820 students15:1
Buford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B+
792 students17:1
North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B
645 students15:1
Kershaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kershaw
C+
512 students14:1
Erwin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
D
418 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Buford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.