Colleton County High High School
150 Cougar Nation Dr
Walterboro SC, 29488, Colleton County
Phone: 843-782-0031
Ranking: 
(176 out of 202, bottom 13%)*
(176 out of 202, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Colleton 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: | 99 | 93 | 99 | 90 | 95 | 92 | 100 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,580 | 1,647 | 1,664 | 1,661 | 1,714 | 1,697 | 1,728 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 476 | 30.1% | 650 | 39.5% | 536 | 32.2% | 599 | 36.1% | 708 | 41.3% | 686 | 40.4% | 767 | 44.4% |
| Grade 10: | 525 | 33.2% | 403 | 24.5% | 475 | 28.5% | 414 | 24.9% | 419 | 24.4% | 473 | 27.9% | 485 | 28.1% |
| Grade 11: | 310 | 19.6% | 323 | 19.6% | 355 | 21.3% | 414 | 24.9% | 334 | 19.5% | 352 | 20.7% | 291 | 16.8% |
| Grade 12: | 269 | 17.0% | 271 | 16.5% | 285 | 17.1% | 234 | 14.1% | 253 | 14.8% | 186 | 11.0% | 185 | 10.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 785 | 49.7% | 808 | 49.1% | 809 | 48.6% | 821 | 49.4% | 820 | 47.8% | 805 | 47.4% | 856 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 795 | 50.3% | 839 | 50.9% | 855 | 51.4% | 840 | 50.6% | 873 | 50.9% | 876 | 51.6% | 858 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 12 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.5% | 18 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 1.6% | 26 | 1.6% | 28 | 1.7% | 33 | 2.0% | 31 | 1.8% | 27 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 794 | 50.3% | 844 | 51.2% | 881 | 52.9% | 890 | 53.6% | 959 | 56.0% | 945 | 55.7% | 937 | 54.2% |
| White: | 718 | 45.4% | 731 | 44.4% | 716 | 43.0% | 711 | 42.8% | 679 | 39.6% | 691 | 40.7% | 726 | 42.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.8% | 20 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 964 | 61.0% | 1,036 | 62.9% | 1,042 | 62.6% | 1,071 | 64.5% | 1,052 | 61.4% | 941 | 55.5% | 952 | 55.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 4.2% | 96 | 5.8% | 112 | 6.7% | 116 | 7.0% | 148 | 8.6% | 99 | 5.8% | 118 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.02 | 17.71 | 16.84 | 18.50 | 18.14 | 18.50 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 30.3% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 32.2% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 32.8% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.8% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 49.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,674.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,640.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,292.0 |
* Colleton County High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.