Dutch Fork High School - Irmo, South Carolina/SC

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Dutch Fork High School

1400 Old Tamah Road, Irmo, SC, 29063-9799 -

tel: (803)732-8050
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Definition of Terms

Dutch Fork High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Lexington County, SC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2092 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

137 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 652 students

Grade 10 - 515 students

Grade 11 - 508 students

Grade 12 - 417 students

This School

(SC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(SC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	2%	5%
% Black	26%	40%
% White	70%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(SC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

47%

% 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

Lexington County 05 School District

This School's Agency

(SC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	19	7
Number of Students Managed	16,670 students	4,796 students
District Total Revenue	$154,877,000	$32,593,000
District Expenditure	$147,044,000	$32,358,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,291	$8,131
District Expenditure / Student	$8,821	$13,599
District Graduation Rates	93%	86%

Dutch Fork High School is a school in the Lexington & Richland County School District Five system, located in Irmo, South Carolina.
Classes and Curriculum : Dutch Fork High School offers grade level, advanced, honors, and AP level courses, giving students a varied set of courses to work with their differing strengths and weaknesses. In addition, the STEM accelerated learning program offers numerous series of science and math courses for students to take an intensive AP/Honors curriculum before moving on to similar studies in college. A total of 19 Advanced Placement courses are offered in both liberal arts and science/math fields. In addition, 3 college credit classes are offered in cooperation with the University of South Carolina and Midlands Technical College.
Athletics: DFHS offers numerous award-winning sports and athletic programs to students, as well as intramurals and in-school tournaments that change throughout the year. The school mascot is "Foxy" the Silver Fox and teams are known as the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes, with the exception of the district-wide hockey team: The District Five Fusion. Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling.
Clubs and Organizations: Dutch Fork maintains a very extensive and open collection of student organizations, as well as chapters of state and national organizations such as Key Club, Beta Club, and Jr. Civitans. In addition to the current offering, students are able to found school sponsored clubs in a fashion similar to many colleges and universities. Academic Quiz Team, Amnesty International, Art Honor Society, Band, Beta Club, Broadcast Journalism (The Silver Screen Report), Chess Club, Chorus, Dazzlers, DECA, Debate Team, Dork Club, Drama Club, Engineering Club, Environmental Science Club, FACS, Fashion Design Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fencing, French Club, Freshmen Board, Future Homemakers, Guitar Club, HOSA, Interact, Jazz Band, Juggling Club, Junior Board, Junior Civitans, Key Club, Lacrosse Club, Latin Club, Literary Magazine, Math Team, Man Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Newspaper (The Renaissance), Photography Club, Principal's Council, AF-JROTC, Robotics Team, SAT Team, Science Team, Senior Board, Silver Screen Report, SMAC, Sophomore Board, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Step ON YOU Team, Student Council, TAP, VICA, Web Team, Yearbook, Young Democrats, Young Republicans, Marching Band.
Feeder patterns: The following elementary schools feed into Dutch Fork High School: Ballentine Elementary School, H. E. Corley Elementary School, Dutch Fork Elementary School, Oak Pointe Elementary School, River Springs Elementary School, 6th grade students living in the DFHS attendance zone are zoned to CrossRoads Middle School. 7th and 8th graders in the DFHS attendance zone are zoned to Dutch Fork Middle School.
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About This Zip Code (29063)

School Zip (29063)

(SC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

23,752 people

3,830,158 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

51%

21%

Population Average Age

33 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.8 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$57,463

$37,505

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.2 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

20 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

90% / 10%

69% / 31%

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