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Gaffney High
A−

Gaffney High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

149 Twin Lake Road, Gaffney, SC 29341 · (864) 206-2000 · Part of Cherokee County School District

Gaffney’s School Grade C better than 27% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Photo: KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,827
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Gaffney High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Gaffney HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A−, 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 ↗

149 Twin Lake Road, Gaffney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9525
Grade 10497
Grade 11419
Grade 12386
Enrollment over time
1,818’20
1,802’21
1,838’22
1,878’23
1,827’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 30%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gaffney High from Gaffney families.

Other schools in Cherokee County School District

The district →
B. D. Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
D
603 students15:1
Grassy Pond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
B
519 students16:1
Limestone-Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
C
436 students13:1
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
B
423 students14:1
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
D−
399 students12:1
Blacksburg Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Blacksburg
363 students15:1

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; Gaffney’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.