Carolina Forest High High School
700 Gardner Lacy Rd Myrtle Beach SC, 29579, Horry County Phone: 843-236-7997 Ranking:  (35 out of 202, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Horry 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: | 102 | 102 | 105 | 100 | 103 | 101 | 96 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,066 | 1,967 | 1,983 | 1,947 | 1,958 | 1,913 | 1,853 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 701 | 33.9% | 598 | 30.4% | 659 | 33.2% | 628 | 32.3% | 583 | 29.8% | 662 | 34.6% | 652 | 35.2% |
| Grade 10: | 484 | 23.4% | 524 | 26.6% | 460 | 23.2% | 474 | 24.3% | 520 | 26.6% | 468 | 24.5% | 478 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 494 | 23.9% | 448 | 22.8% | 481 | 24.3% | 486 | 25.0% | 477 | 24.4% | 459 | 24.0% | 418 | 22.6% |
| Grade 12: | 387 | 18.7% | 397 | 20.2% | 383 | 19.3% | 359 | 18.4% | 378 | 19.3% | 324 | 16.9% | 305 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,033 | 50.0% | 990 | 50.3% | 1,004 | 50.6% | 985 | 50.6% | 974 | 49.7% | 938 | 49.0% | 927 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 1,033 | 50.0% | 977 | 49.7% | 979 | 49.4% | 962 | 49.4% | 936 | 47.8% | 938 | 49.0% | 893 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.6% | 25 | 1.3% | 26 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 39 | 1.9% | 32 | 1.6% | 31 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.2% | 60 | 3.1% | 62 | 3.2% | 52 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 148 | 7.2% | 135 | 6.9% | 126 | 6.4% | 129 | 6.6% | 124 | 6.3% | 111 | 5.8% | 92 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 303 | 14.7% | 283 | 14.4% | 274 | 13.8% | 284 | 14.6% | 309 | 15.8% | 303 | 15.8% | 293 | 15.8% |
| White: | 1,484 | 71.8% | 1,422 | 72.3% | 1,461 | 73.7% | 1,434 | 73.7% | 1,400 | 71.5% | 1,382 | 72.2% | 1,369 | 73.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 84 | 4.1% | 84 | 4.3% | 78 | 3.9% | 56 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 768 | 37.2% | 761 | 38.7% | 780 | 39.3% | 805 | 41.3% | 739 | 37.7% | 640 | 33.5% | 550 | 29.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 6.9% | 101 | 5.1% | 124 | 6.3% | 97 | 5.0% | 162 | 8.3% | 150 | 7.8% | 162 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.29 | 19.23 | 18.83 | 19.47 | 19.10 | 19.00 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.3% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 87.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 56.9% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.6% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 58.9% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.4% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.7% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 86.3% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.3% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 85.8% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 55.6% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 59.7% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.5% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.1% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,181.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,099.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,026.0 |
* Carolina Forest High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.