Buford High High School
4290 Tabernacle Rd
Lancaster SC, 29720, Lancaster County
Phone: 803-286-7068
Ranking: 
(89 out of 202, top 44%)*
(89 out of 202, top 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lancaster County School District
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: | 43 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 624 | 612 | 606 | 569 | 589 | 611 | 583 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 181 | 29.0% | 181 | 29.6% | 194 | 32.0% | 163 | 28.6% | 193 | 32.8% | 184 | 30.1% | 185 | 31.7% |
| Grade 10: | 162 | 26.0% | 159 | 26.0% | 132 | 21.8% | 158 | 27.8% | 130 | 22.1% | 142 | 23.2% | 136 | 23.3% |
| Grade 11: | 153 | 24.5% | 125 | 20.4% | 146 | 24.1% | 125 | 22.0% | 128 | 21.7% | 141 | 23.1% | 150 | 25.7% |
| Grade 12: | 128 | 20.5% | 147 | 24.0% | 134 | 22.1% | 123 | 21.6% | 138 | 23.4% | 144 | 23.6% | 112 | 19.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 337 | 54.0% | 327 | 53.4% | 307 | 50.7% | 275 | 48.3% | 284 | 48.2% | 307 | 50.2% | 311 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 287 | 46.0% | 285 | 46.6% | 299 | 49.3% | 294 | 51.7% | 297 | 50.4% | 296 | 48.4% | 268 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 47 | 7.5% | 47 | 7.7% | 58 | 9.6% | 69 | 12.1% | 73 | 12.4% | 79 | 12.9% | 69 | 11.8% |
| White: | 556 | 89.1% | 553 | 90.4% | 540 | 89.1% | 489 | 85.9% | 503 | 85.4% | 523 | 85.6% | 507 | 87.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 37.2% | 230 | 37.6% | 239 | 39.4% | 240 | 42.2% | 208 | 35.3% | 177 | 29.0% | 146 | 25.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.6% | 39 | 6.4% | 53 | 8.7% | 40 | 7.0% | 35 | 5.9% | 39 | 6.4% | 41 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 14.23 | 14.78 | 14.59 | 14.37 | 15.80 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 79.2% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.6% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.4% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 84.3% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 48.1% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.6% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 57.2% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.6% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 74% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78.4% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 79.4% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.9% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 50.1% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.1% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 53.8% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 49.1% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,396.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,625.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,828.0 |
* Buford 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.