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Laurens District 55 High School

Rt. 3 Box 150, Laurens, SC, 29360-9505 -

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Definition of Terms

Laurens District 55 High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Laurens County, SC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1558 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

95 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 542 students

Grade 10 - 359 students

Grade 11 - 329 students

Grade 12 - 328 students

This School

(SC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(SC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	3%	2%
% Black	36%	37%
% White	61%	41%

Additional Student Information

This School

(SC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

39%

36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(SC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Laurens County 55 School District

This School's Agency

(SC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	11	8
Number of Students Managed	6,009 students	4,796 students
District Total Revenue	$46,753,000	$34,226,000
District Expenditure	$44,733,000	$32,374,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,780	$7,136
District Expenditure / Student	$7,444	$6,750
District Graduation Rates	88%	66%

LCDR Edwin Boyce Gilchrest Jr., USN-RET (The Standard-Times)
posted on August 25, 2009 at 05:10:20 am
LAURENS, S.C. — LCDR Edwin Boyce Gilchrest, Jr. USN-RET, 80, of 815 North Harper Street, husband of Martha Greene Gilchrest, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2009, at The Hospice House of Laurens County.
2 schools will have new principals (The Post and Courier)
posted on July 4, 2009 at 04:32:38 am
Two of Dorchester District 4's five schools will have new principals next year. Bernard Utsey, who has been assistant principal at Woodland High School for the past three years, has stepped up to the high school's top post. At St. George Middle School, Scott Thompson, former assistant principal at Laurens District 55 High School in Laurens, has taken the reins.

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