Fort Dorchester High High School
8500 Patriot Blvd North Charleston SC, 29420, Dorchester County Phone: 843-760-4450 Ranking: (50 out of 202, top 25%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Dorchester School District 2 Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 120 | 125 | 110 | 103 | 113 | 142 | 145 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,021 | 2,013 | 2,088 | 2,257 | 2,337 | 2,395 | 2,548 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 593 | 29.3% | 520 | 25.8% | 537 | 25.7% | 585 | 25.9% | 574 | 24.6% | 717 | 29.9% | 819 | 32.1% |
Grade 10: | 487 | 24.1% | 538 | 26.7% | 495 | 23.7% | 575 | 25.5% | 586 | 25.1% | 583 | 24.3% | 685 | 26.9% |
Grade 11: | 505 | 25.0% | 485 | 24.1% | 558 | 26.7% | 631 | 28.0% | 628 | 26.9% | 529 | 22.1% | 532 | 20.9% |
Grade 12: | 436 | 21.6% | 470 | 23.3% | 498 | 23.9% | 466 | 20.6% | 549 | 23.5% | 566 | 23.6% | 512 | 20.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,064 | 52.6% | 1,068 | 53.1% | 1,096 | 52.5% | 1,180 | 52.3% | 1,227 | 52.5% | 1,236 | 51.6% | 1,310 | 51.4% |
Female: | 957 | 47.4% | 945 | 46.9% | 992 | 47.5% | 1,077 | 47.7% | 1,102 | 47.2% | 1,151 | 48.1% | 1,234 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 16 | 0.8% | 15 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 56 | 2.8% | 60 | 3.0% | 63 | 3.0% | 67 | 3.0% | 102 | 4.4% | 89 | 3.7% | 92 | 3.6% |
Hispanic: | 137 | 6.8% | 108 | 5.4% | 108 | 5.2% | 101 | 4.5% | 95 | 4.1% | 78 | 3.3% | 80 | 3.1% |
Black: | 830 | 41.1% | 831 | 41.3% | 866 | 41.5% | 969 | 42.9% | 989 | 42.3% | 943 | 39.4% | 915 | 35.9% |
White: | 915 | 45.3% | 954 | 47.4% | 1,004 | 48.1% | 1,092 | 48.4% | 1,144 | 49.0% | 1,276 | 53.3% | 1,456 | 57.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 69 | 3.4% | 46 | 2.3% | 21 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 549 | 27.2% | 570 | 28.3% | 500 | 23.9% | 589 | 26.1% | 534 | 22.8% | 436 | 18.2% | 424 | 16.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 6.5% | 94 | 4.7% | 123 | 5.9% | 128 | 5.7% | 149 | 6.4% | 147 | 6.1% | 151 | 5.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.84 | 16.07 | 18.93 | 21.96 | 20.77 | 16.80 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.7% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.6% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.1% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.6% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88.8% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.7% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 70.3% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.8% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 68% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.2% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.9% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.7% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.2% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 85.2% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 54.7% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 59.1% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.2% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 59.9% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,551.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,076.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,863.0 |
* Fort Dorchester High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.