St. James High High School
10800 Hwy 707 Murrells Inlet SC, 29576, Horry County Phone: 843-650-5600 Ranking:  (34 out of 202, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Horry 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: | 76 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 79 | 72 | 72 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,435 | 1,400 | 1,338 | 1,375 | 1,343 | 1,361 | 1,311 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 419 | 29.2% | 437 | 31.2% | 424 | 31.7% | 408 | 29.7% | 357 | 26.6% | 374 | 27.5% | 412 | 31.4% |
| Grade 10: | 401 | 27.9% | 365 | 26.1% | 338 | 25.3% | 322 | 23.4% | 345 | 25.7% | 373 | 27.4% | 350 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 345 | 24.0% | 330 | 23.6% | 293 | 21.9% | 335 | 24.4% | 355 | 26.4% | 339 | 24.9% | 324 | 24.7% |
| Grade 12: | 270 | 18.8% | 268 | 19.1% | 282 | 21.1% | 310 | 22.5% | 286 | 21.3% | 275 | 20.2% | 225 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 707 | 49.3% | 714 | 51.0% | 663 | 49.6% | 695 | 50.5% | 651 | 48.5% | 632 | 46.4% | 647 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 728 | 50.7% | 686 | 49.0% | 675 | 50.4% | 680 | 49.5% | 677 | 50.4% | 715 | 52.5% | 655 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.0% | 22 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.2% | 33 | 2.5% | 25 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 3.7% | 54 | 3.9% | 44 | 3.3% | 36 | 2.6% | 32 | 2.4% | 40 | 2.9% | 41 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 98 | 6.8% | 105 | 7.5% | 85 | 6.4% | 94 | 6.8% | 113 | 8.4% | 118 | 8.7% | 121 | 9.2% |
| White: | 1,202 | 83.8% | 1,149 | 82.1% | 1,152 | 86.1% | 1,193 | 86.8% | 1,154 | 85.9% | 1,163 | 85.5% | 1,120 | 85.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 60 | 4.2% | 67 | 4.8% | 37 | 2.8% | 34 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 483 | 33.7% | 512 | 36.6% | 521 | 38.9% | 469 | 34.1% | 463 | 34.5% | 421 | 30.9% | 354 | 27.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 5.4% | 68 | 4.9% | 73 | 5.5% | 63 | 4.6% | 70 | 5.2% | 93 | 6.8% | 99 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.01 | 17.18 | 17.49 | 18.97 | 17.00 | 19.00 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.3% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 56.9% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 65.6% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 58.9% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 63.4% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81.7% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.3% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 84.3% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.8% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.6% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 59.7% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 58.5% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 59.1% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 68.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,604.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,180.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,589.0 |
* St. James High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.