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St. James High School

10800 Hwy 707, Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576

Tel: (843)650-5600

Grades: 9-12 | 1,375 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

St. James High School serves 1,375 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the SC state average of 16:1.
The school's 72% graduation rate is high than the SC state average of 66%.
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body.
St. James High School is the only public high school within Murrells Inlet, and operates within the Horry 01 School District.

The nearest elementary school is St. James Elementary School (2.4 miles away), the nearest middle school is St. James Middle School (2.3 miles away), and the nearest high school is Socastee High School (6.6 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, SC Dept. of Educ.	St. James High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,375 students

% Male / % Female	49% / 51%
Total Classroom Teachers	73 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	19:1	16:1

	This School	(SC) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%

% Hispanic	3%	6%

% Black	7%	37%

% White	87%	53%

Unknown	2%	3%


	This School	(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	34%	49%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Horry 01 School District
	This School's Agency	(SC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	48	7
Number of Students Managed	37,948 students	4,051 students

District Total Revenue	$444,243,000	$37,147,000

District Expenditure	$451,420,000	$42,956,000

District Revenue / Student	$11,707	$9,170

District Expenditure / Student	$11,896	$10,604

District Graduation Rates	72%	66%

Nearby Schools:

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St. James High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

St. James Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 2.3 mi. away

St. James Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 2.4 mi. away

Seaside Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 3.4 mi. away

Burgess Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 4.2 mi. away

Socastee Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 6.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Murrells Inlet, Horry County, Zip 29576

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