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Pelion High High School
600 Lydia Dr
Pelion SC, 29123, Lexington County
Phone: 803-821-2200
Ranking: 
(102 out of 202, bottom 50%)*
(102 out of 202, bottom 50%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lexington School District 1
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: | 54 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 758 | 745 | 703 | 719 | 767 | 785 | 792 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 251 | 33.1% | 255 | 34.2% | 227 | 32.3% | 203 | 28.2% | 212 | 27.6% | 256 | 32.6% | 273 | 34.5% |
| Grade 10: | 198 | 26.1% | 180 | 24.2% | 175 | 24.9% | 186 | 25.9% | 201 | 26.2% | 216 | 27.5% | 208 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 144 | 19.0% | 153 | 20.5% | 141 | 20.1% | 143 | 19.9% | 167 | 21.8% | 163 | 20.8% | 151 | 19.1% |
| Grade 12: | 165 | 21.8% | 157 | 21.1% | 160 | 22.8% | 187 | 26.0% | 187 | 24.4% | 150 | 19.1% | 160 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 398 | 52.5% | 362 | 48.6% | 350 | 49.8% | 347 | 48.3% | 370 | 48.2% | 402 | 51.2% | 408 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 360 | 47.5% | 383 | 51.4% | 353 | 50.2% | 372 | 51.7% | 388 | 50.6% | 375 | 47.8% | 379 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 6.1% | 42 | 5.6% | 42 | 6.0% | 35 | 4.9% | 25 | 3.3% | 20 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 62 | 8.2% | 62 | 8.3% | 47 | 6.7% | 45 | 6.3% | 56 | 7.3% | 59 | 7.5% | 66 | 8.3% |
| White: | 626 | 82.6% | 621 | 83.4% | 591 | 84.1% | 617 | 85.8% | 672 | 87.6% | 699 | 89.0% | 698 | 88.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.5% | 16 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 423 | 55.8% | 409 | 54.9% | 372 | 52.9% | 377 | 52.4% | 384 | 50.1% | 327 | 41.7% | 293 | 37.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 13.5% | 73 | 9.8% | 72 | 10.2% | 65 | 9.0% | 87 | 11.3% | 86 | 11.0% | 70 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.93 | 12.19 | 12.95 | 13.29 | 14.31 | 16.70 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 94.1% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.5% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 92.9% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 93.1% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 90.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 62.2% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 70.9% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 64.1% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 73.4% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 89.7% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 90.8% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 89.8% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.3% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 89.9% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 66.7% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 67.4% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 66.4% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 66.1% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,447.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,413.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,027.0 |
* Pelion 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.