HCS Scholars Academy High
Conway · SC · Horry 01 · Public
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HCS Early College High → Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) → Carolina Forest High → St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic High School → Conway High → Christian Academy Of Myrtle Beach → Conway Christian School → Socastee High →📋 At a glance
- 📚 20 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🔢 5 calculus classes · 3 physics · 2 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 76th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 53th percentile by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How HCS Scholars Academy High compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 24% nationally with 20 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: HCS Early College High, Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM), Carolina Forest High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
76th percentile nationally
✅ Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2153th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +31.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 209 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $15,297 per student in district revenue, the 611 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $9,346,467/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCS Early College High Conway |
Public | 0.2 | 360 | +13.9% |
| Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) Conway |
Public · charter | 1.5 | 195 | +0.0% |
| Carolina Forest High Myrtle Beach |
Public | 2.5 | 3,176 | +6.8% |
| St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic High School Myrtle Beach |
Private | 5.3 | 75 | — |
| Conway High Conway |
Public | 5.5 | 1,724 | +2.6% |
| Christian Academy Of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach |
Private | 5.6 | 527 | +60.2% |
| Conway Christian School Conway |
Private | 6.1 | 289 | +23.5% |
| Socastee High Myrtle Beach |
Public | 7.7 | 1,720 | -0.3% |