Impact of COVID-19 on Buford High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 90th of 225 High schools | Ranks 89th of 237 High schools | 2.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Buford High) | 61.5 | 67.4 | 5.8% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Lancaster 01) | 71.7 | 64.6 | 7.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Buford High) | 73.4 | 59.6 | 13.8% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Lancaster 01) | 63.1 | 52.1 | 11% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Buford High) | 62.1 | 85.3 | 23.2% |
End of Course English 1 (Lancaster 01) | 78.1 | 83.4 | 5.3% |
End of Course English 1 (South Carolina) | 78.9 | 84 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 577 | 561 | 2.8% |
African American | 51 | 32 | 37.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 11 | 18 | 63.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 501 | 495 | 1.2% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 14 | 16.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 34.3% | 53.5% | 19.2% |