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Brookland-Cayce Senior High High School
1300 State St
Cayce SC, 29033, Lexington County
Phone: 803-791-5000
Ranking: 
(97 out of 202, top 48%)*
(97 out of 202, top 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lexington School District 2
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: | 89 | 98 | 94 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 95 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,047 | 1,028 | 1,087 | 1,145 | 1,195 | 1,217 | 1,255 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 365 | 34.9% | 333 | 32.4% | 342 | 31.5% | 374 | 32.7% | 394 | 33.0% | 421 | 34.6% | 404 | 32.2% |
| Grade 10: | 227 | 21.7% | 242 | 23.5% | 269 | 24.7% | 292 | 25.5% | 295 | 24.7% | 276 | 22.7% | 321 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 207 | 19.8% | 206 | 20.0% | 235 | 21.6% | 224 | 19.6% | 221 | 18.5% | 247 | 20.3% | 246 | 19.6% |
| Grade 12: | 248 | 23.7% | 247 | 24.0% | 241 | 22.2% | 255 | 22.3% | 285 | 23.8% | 273 | 22.4% | 284 | 22.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 549 | 52.4% | 537 | 52.2% | 547 | 50.3% | 562 | 49.1% | 586 | 49.0% | 615 | 50.5% | 651 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 498 | 47.6% | 491 | 47.8% | 540 | 49.7% | 583 | 50.9% | 595 | 49.8% | 589 | 48.4% | 597 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 99 | 9.5% | 101 | 9.8% | 84 | 7.7% | 88 | 7.7% | 85 | 7.1% | 79 | 6.5% | 86 | 6.9% |
| Black: | 369 | 35.2% | 328 | 31.9% | 349 | 32.1% | 376 | 32.8% | 419 | 35.1% | 441 | 36.2% | 426 | 33.9% |
| White: | 527 | 50.3% | 555 | 54.0% | 621 | 57.1% | 660 | 57.6% | 666 | 55.7% | 678 | 55.7% | 721 | 57.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 3.2% | 28 | 2.7% | 15 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 527 | 50.3% | 489 | 47.6% | 475 | 43.7% | 468 | 40.9% | 404 | 33.8% | 438 | 36.0% | 560 | 44.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 6.0% | 49 | 4.8% | 53 | 4.9% | 55 | 4.8% | 77 | 6.4% | 81 | 6.7% | 124 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.76 | 10.54 | 11.56 | 13.16 | 13.90 | 14.80 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 86.7% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.4% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 90.2% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.8% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 53.5% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 54.9% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.2% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.1% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.2% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.7% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.2% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 84% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80.5% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 47.7% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 48.6% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 25.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 74.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,706.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,250.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,762.0 |
* Brookland-Cayce Senior 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.