North Central High High School
3000 Lockhart Rd
Kershaw SC, 29067, Lancaster County
Phone: 803-432-9858
Ranking: 
(142 out of 202, bottom 30%)*
(142 out of 202, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kershaw 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: | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 478 | 450 | 470 | 493 | 480 | 551 | 571 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 163 | 34.1% | 140 | 31.1% | 154 | 32.8% | 169 | 34.3% | 149 | 31.0% | 198 | 35.9% | 220 | 38.5% |
| Grade 10: | 107 | 22.4% | 127 | 28.2% | 120 | 25.5% | 115 | 23.3% | 135 | 28.1% | 135 | 24.5% | 129 | 22.6% |
| Grade 11: | 111 | 23.2% | 97 | 21.6% | 96 | 20.4% | 115 | 23.3% | 103 | 21.5% | 96 | 17.4% | 135 | 23.6% |
| Grade 12: | 97 | 20.3% | 86 | 19.1% | 100 | 21.3% | 94 | 19.1% | 93 | 19.4% | 122 | 22.1% | 87 | 15.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 55.4% | 249 | 55.3% | 259 | 55.1% | 250 | 50.7% | 222 | 46.3% | 255 | 46.3% | 271 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 213 | 44.6% | 201 | 44.7% | 211 | 44.9% | 243 | 49.3% | 250 | 52.1% | 287 | 52.1% | 295 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 4.4% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 125 | 26.2% | 134 | 29.8% | 145 | 30.9% | 160 | 32.5% | 168 | 35.0% | 179 | 32.5% | 203 | 35.6% |
| White: | 317 | 66.3% | 286 | 63.6% | 298 | 63.4% | 312 | 63.3% | 300 | 62.5% | 351 | 63.7% | 352 | 61.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 269 | 56.3% | 275 | 61.1% | 287 | 61.1% | 278 | 56.4% | 257 | 53.5% | 317 | 57.5% | 312 | 54.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.4% | 36 | 8.0% | 27 | 5.7% | 38 | 7.7% | 31 | 6.5% | 39 | 7.1% | 47 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.94 | 14.06 | 14.24 | 14.94 | 14.55 | 19.00 | 19.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 85.7% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 86.6% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 90.5% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 86.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 53% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 61.1% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 59.3% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 62.5% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 74.7% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81.5% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 81.6% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 85.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 79.2% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 47.7% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 49.3% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 50% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 48.6% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 32.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 67.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,696.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,145.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,774.0 |
* North Central 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.