Gaffney High High School
149 Twin Lakes Rd
Gaffney SC, 29341, Cherokee County
Phone: 864-206-2000
Ranking: 
(116 out of 202, bottom 43%)*
(116 out of 202, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Cherokee 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: | 115 | 117 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 119 | 127 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,024 | 1,995 | 2,051 | 2,061 | 2,063 | 2,127 | 2,091 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 654 | 32.3% | 615 | 30.8% | 648 | 31.6% | 653 | 31.7% | 641 | 31.1% | 713 | 33.5% | 687 | 32.9% |
| Grade 10: | 493 | 24.4% | 537 | 26.9% | 515 | 25.1% | 490 | 23.8% | 539 | 26.1% | 530 | 24.9% | 564 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 484 | 23.9% | 446 | 22.4% | 438 | 21.4% | 470 | 22.8% | 440 | 21.3% | 451 | 21.2% | 464 | 22.2% |
| Grade 12: | 393 | 19.4% | 397 | 19.9% | 450 | 21.9% | 448 | 21.7% | 443 | 21.5% | 433 | 20.4% | 376 | 18.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,021 | 50.4% | 1,018 | 51.0% | 1,020 | 49.7% | 1,039 | 50.4% | 1,031 | 50.0% | 1,084 | 51.0% | 1,054 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 1,003 | 49.6% | 977 | 49.0% | 1,031 | 50.3% | 1,022 | 49.6% | 1,020 | 49.4% | 1,031 | 48.5% | 1,033 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.5% | 14 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 127 | 6.3% | 120 | 6.0% | 105 | 5.1% | 108 | 5.2% | 81 | 3.9% | 71 | 3.3% | 73 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 588 | 29.1% | 591 | 29.6% | 617 | 30.1% | 654 | 31.7% | 665 | 32.2% | 685 | 32.2% | 694 | 33.2% |
| White: | 1,259 | 62.2% | 1,249 | 62.6% | 1,306 | 63.7% | 1,287 | 62.4% | 1,303 | 63.2% | 1,352 | 63.6% | 1,307 | 62.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 1.4% | 17 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,127 | 55.7% | 1,100 | 55.1% | 1,092 | 53.2% | 1,126 | 54.6% | 859 | 41.6% | 1,001 | 47.1% | 971 | 46.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 162 | 8.0% | 145 | 7.3% | 155 | 7.6% | 147 | 7.1% | 81 | 3.9% | 160 | 7.5% | 172 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.60 | 17.12 | 18.31 | 17.92 | 18.42 | 17.90 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 81.3% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.8% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.9% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.3% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 49.6% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 51.4% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.4% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 52.2% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.6% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.3% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.1% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.5% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.8% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52.6% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52.3% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 53.4% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,395.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,538.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,054.0 |
* Gaffney 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.