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Great Falls High

PublicHighGrades 6–12

409 Sunset Avenue, Great Falls, SC 29055 · (803) 482-2210 · Part of Chester County School District

Great Falls’ School Grade C better than 33% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
375
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Great Falls High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–5Great Falls Elementary335 students
6–12Great Falls HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

409 Sunset Avenue, Great Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 660
Grade 752
Grade 850
Grade 963
Grade 1055
Grade 1149
Grade 1246
Enrollment over time
388’20
375’21
386’22
377’23
375’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Black 40%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Great Falls High from Great Falls families.

Other schools in Chester County School District

The district →
Lewisville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richburg
B
594 students15:1
Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
355 students12:1
Great Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Great Falls
C
335 students13:1
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C−
331 students11:1
Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
300 students14:1
Academy for Teaching and Learning
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Chester
C
329 students12:1

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