Blacksburg High High School
201 West Ramseur St
Blacksburg SC, 29702, Cherokee County
Phone: 864-839-6371
Ranking: (109 out of 202, bottom 46%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Cherokee County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 497 | 515 | 550 | 553 | 580 | 578 | 540 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 148 | 29.8% | 128 | 24.9% | 155 | 28.2% | 137 | 24.8% | 166 | 28.6% | 162 | 28.0% | 154 | 28.5% |
Grade 10: | 112 | 22.5% | 133 | 25.8% | 126 | 22.9% | 153 | 27.7% | 156 | 26.9% | 141 | 24.4% | 146 | 27.0% |
Grade 11: | 120 | 24.1% | 121 | 23.5% | 147 | 26.7% | 147 | 26.6% | 122 | 21.0% | 143 | 24.7% | 130 | 24.1% |
Grade 12: | 117 | 23.5% | 133 | 25.8% | 122 | 22.2% | 116 | 21.0% | 136 | 23.4% | 132 | 22.8% | 110 | 20.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 237 | 47.7% | 263 | 51.1% | 279 | 50.7% | 283 | 51.2% | 303 | 52.2% | 289 | 50.0% | 276 | 51.1% |
Female: | 260 | 52.3% | 252 | 48.9% | 271 | 49.3% | 270 | 48.8% | 269 | 46.4% | 281 | 48.6% | 260 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
Black: | 56 | 11.3% | 63 | 12.2% | 70 | 12.7% | 70 | 12.7% | 68 | 11.7% | 73 | 12.6% | 61 | 11.3% |
White: | 430 | 86.5% | 443 | 86.0% | 470 | 85.5% | 476 | 86.1% | 504 | 86.9% | 500 | 86.5% | 473 | 87.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 277 | 55.7% | 295 | 57.3% | 318 | 57.8% | 316 | 57.1% | 330 | 56.9% | 299 | 51.7% | 255 | 47.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.1% | 45 | 8.7% | 26 | 4.7% | 64 | 11.6% | 59 | 10.2% | 51 | 8.8% | 45 | 8.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.08 | 13.92 | 15.28 | 15.36 | 16.11 | 14.50 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.3% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80.8% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.9% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.3% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.6% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 49.6% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 51.4% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 46.4% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 52.2% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 74.6% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.3% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.1% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 85.5% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 79.8% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 52.6% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 52% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.3% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 53.4% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,478.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,047.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,873.0 |
* Blacksburg High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.