Darlington High High School
525 Spring St
Darlington SC, 29532, Darlington County
Phone: 843-398-2730
Ranking: 
(175 out of 202, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 77 | | 81 | | 80 | | 72 | | 80 | | 80 | | 82 | |
Total Students: | 1,075 | | 1,045 | | 1,119 | | 1,194 | | 1,244 | | 1,248 | | 1,239 | |
Grade 9: | 374 | 34.8% | 332 | 31.8% | 357 | 31.9% | 364 | 30.5% | 418 | 33.6% | 471 | 37.7% | 478 | 38.6% |
Grade 10: | 272 | 25.3% | 280 | 26.8% | 316 | 28.2% | 322 | 27.0% | 329 | 26.4% | 337 | 27.0% | 331 | 26.7% |
Grade 11: | 237 | 22.0% | 207 | 19.8% | 235 | 21.0% | 260 | 21.8% | 289 | 23.2% | 243 | 19.5% | 251 | 20.3% |
Grade 12: | 192 | 17.9% | 226 | 21.6% | 211 | 18.9% | 248 | 20.8% | 208 | 16.7% | 197 | 15.8% | 179 | 14.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 549 | 51.1% | 550 | 52.6% | 592 | 52.9% | 604 | 50.6% | 648 | 52.1% | 608 | 48.7% | 614 | 49.6% |
Female: | 526 | 48.9% | 495 | 47.4% | 527 | 47.1% | 590 | 49.4% | 586 | 47.1% | 632 | 50.6% | 619 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% |
Black: | 704 | 65.5% | 674 | 64.5% | 742 | 66.3% | 838 | 70.2% | 892 | 71.7% | 891 | 71.4% | 882 | 71.2% |
White: | 345 | 32.1% | 349 | 33.4% | 359 | 32.1% | 342 | 28.6% | 341 | 27.4% | 345 | 27.6% | 343 | 27.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 776 | 72.2% | 746 | 71.4% | 786 | 70.2% | 822 | 68.8% | 778 | 62.5% | 769 | 61.6% | 836 | 67.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 5.1% | 64 | 6.1% | 62 | 5.5% | 71 | 5.9% | 100 | 8.0% | 102 | 8.2% | 72 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.96 | | 12.90 | | 13.99 | | 16.58 | | 15.55 | | 15.60 | | 15.10 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.9% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79.1% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 82.4% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 85.7% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 45.4% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 53.2% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 54.1% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 56.4% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.6% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 79.5% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.4% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 76.2% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 42.1% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 44.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 52.3% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 53.1% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.7% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.6% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $39,859.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,734.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,157.0 |
* Darlington 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.