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Socastee High School
4900 Socastee Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29575-7221 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Socastee High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Horry County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1315 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 77 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 408 students
Grade 10 - 315 students
Grade 11 - 298 students
Grade 12 - 294 students
This School
(SC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(SC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 1%
% Hispanic 5% 2%
% Black 8% 37%
% White 83% 41%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 29% 36%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(SC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Horry County School District
This School's Agency
(SC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 46 8
Number of Students Managed 35,218 students 4,796 students
District Total Revenue $297,011,000 $34,226,000
District Expenditure $311,135,000 $32,374,000
District Revenue / Student $8,433 $7,136
District Expenditure / Student $8,835 $6,750
District Graduation Rates 88% 66%
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School Notes:
  • Socastee High School is a large, three-story public high school with about 1,400 students located in Socastee, South Carolina right next to Socastee Elm., USA, in the Myrtle Beach metro area. The school's mascot is the Brave and the school colors are black and gold. The current principal is Dr. Paul Browning.
  • Socastee High School provides the IB program and several AP courses for advanced students. Socastee offers the IB Diploma Programme, and has been an IB World School since January 1997.
  • Awards and recognition
  • Socastee High School won the 1988 National High School Mock Trial Championship, held in Dallas, Texas.
  • Socastee High is also known for its two show choirs, primarily the Socastee Singers, an advanced SATB choir, who won Superior two years running in the Festival Disney competition, as well as the Select Girls, an audition-only SSA choir, who placed Excellent in the same competition.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29575)
School Zip (29575)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 29,505 people 3,830,158 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 31% 21%
Population Average Age 42 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $41,818 $37,505
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 21 years old 32 years old
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Zipcode (29575)


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% Owning / % Renting 76% / 24% 69% / 31%
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