Walhalla High

Summary:

Walhalla High is a public high school in Walhalla, South Carolina, serving 1,139 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Oconee 01 school district, which is ranked 21 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walhalla High consistently performs above the state and district averages in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in subjects like Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, English 1, English 2, and U.S. History and the Constitution. The school's proficiency rates in these EOC exams are often 5-10 percentage points higher than the state and district averages, and its ranking among South Carolina high schools has remained in the top 50-70 range over the past several years. Additionally, Walhalla High has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 38.31% in 2020-2021 to 62.51% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to the nearby West-Oak High and Seneca High, Walhalla High has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and African American students. This diversity, combined with the school's strong academic performance and increased economic challenges, makes Walhalla High a unique and interesting case for further analysis and support.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4701 North Highway 11
       Walhalla, SC  29691


(864) 886-4490

District: Oconee 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
66th of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,816 Help


Feeder schools for Walhalla High:

Elementary:    James M. Brown Elementary
    Keowee Elementary
    Tamassee-Salem Elementary
    Walhalla Elementary
Middle:    Walhalla Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  1,139

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.4%
Hispanic:
17.8%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Walhalla High ranks better than 71.9% of high schools in South Carolina. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Oconee 01 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Walhalla High has the largest high school student body size in the Oconee 01 School District. Racial makeup is: White (76.4%), Hispanic (17.8%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walhalla High is 18. 2 high schools in the Oconee 01 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walhalla High is $11,816. 2 high schools in the Oconee 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walhalla High:

SchoolDigger ranks Walhalla High 66th of 235 South Carolina public high schools. (See Walhalla High in the ranking list.)

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Oconee 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Oconee 01 21st of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walhalla High

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Rank History for all students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 73.65 30th 187 84.0%
2006 70.26 45th 191 76.4%
2007 75.82 16th 191 91.6%
2008 82.94 16th 185 91.4%
2009 75.66 33rd 188 82.4%
2010 77.34 40th 199 79.9%
2011 87.68 18th 199 91.0%
2012 72.69 54th 202 73.3%
2013 79.42 38th 203 81.3%
2014 70.01 59th 210 71.9%
2015 54.74 78th 232 66.4%
2016 59.71 63rd 231 72.7%
2017 52.91 72nd 223 67.7%
2018 64.04 45th 216 79.2%
2019 60.30 51st 225 77.3%
2021 66.19 54th 227 76.2%
2022 65.93 54th 226 76.1%
2023 71.58 47th 237 80.2%
2024 63.66 66th 235 71.9%
See the entire list of South Carolina High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.27 18th 58 69.0%
2019 34.09 45th 64 29.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.64 31st 214 85.5%
2019 64.35 35th 217 83.9%
2021 66.25 46th 213 78.4%
2022 71.52 37th 220 83.2%
2023 72.44 37th 226 83.6%
2024 66.44 53rd 229 76.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.18 46th 210 78.1%
2019 69.75 29th 213 86.4%
2021 70.66 42nd 213 80.3%
2022 72.96 40th 220 81.8%
2023 74.67 37th 223 83.4%
2024 66.78 61st 225 72.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.21 23rd 137 83.2%
2019 81.93 15th 143 89.5%
2021 47.59 63rd 115 45.2%
2022 52.38 61st 139 56.1%
2023 57.26 49th 141 65.2%
2024 54.26 57th 145 60.7%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.35 32nd 156 79.5%
2024 54.98 97th 157 38.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.18 45th 213 78.9%
2019 55.59 68th 218 68.8%
2021 60.80 65th 215 69.8%
2022 57.83 75th 224 66.5%
2023 67.25 54th 229 76.4%
2024 60.53 68th 228 70.2%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.78 36th 80 55.0%
2019 39.83 57th 86 33.7%
2021 62.64 32nd 93 65.6%
2022 56.88 42nd 108 61.1%
2023 62.92 39th 119 67.2%
2024 52.08 55th 121 54.5%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Walhalla High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.31 80th 185 56.8%
2019 53.39 69th 191 63.9%
2021 48.17 88th 189 53.4%
2022 48.36 88th 192 54.2%
2023 56.57 76th 197 61.4%
2024 47.90 92nd 196 53.1%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Walhalla High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 815 25 8 1 10 n/a n/a 0 859
1989 799 22 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 828
1990 753 26 3 5 1 n/a n/a 0 788
1991 714 28 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 758
1992 721 26 2 13 3 n/a n/a 0 765
1993 731 33 3 14 3 n/a n/a 0 784
1994 786 23 1 19 3 n/a n/a 0 832
1995 812 27 0 20 1 n/a n/a 0 860
1996 812 27 0 20 1 n/a n/a 0 860
1997 785 22 2 28 2 n/a n/a 0 839
1998 794 18 4 23 4 n/a n/a 0 843
1999 784 21 3 22 4 n/a n/a 0 834
2000 753 23 1 45 3 n/a n/a 0 825
2001 710 24 1 50 3 n/a n/a 0 788
2002 720 22 0 77 3 n/a n/a 0 822
2003 720 22 0 77 3 n/a n/a 0 822
2004 741 19 0 83 3 n/a n/a 0 846
2005 801 21 1 90 2 n/a n/a 2 917
2006 816 21 2 94 1 n/a n/a 1 935
2007 830 23 3 93 3 n/a n/a 0 952
2008 857 21 6 107 2 n/a n/a 0 993
2009 814 24 3 114 2 n/a n/a 1 958
2010 840 18 6 117 1 n/a n/a 1 983
2011 856 18 3 114 0 0 6 0 997
2012 811 21 2 114 2 1 7 0 958
2013 786 22 5 120 3 0 12 0 948
2014 799 20 5 121 1 0 12 0 958
2015 800 23 4 138 4 0 17 0 986
2016 807 31 6 127 2 0 16 0 989
2017 840 30 8 143 1 0 20 0 1042
2018 857 24 9 149 2 1 19 0 1061
2019 912 30 10 154 1 1 28 0 1136
2020 916 35 10 183 1 2 30 0 1177
2021 878 30 9 197 2 2 33 0 1151
2022 891 21 7 195 2 2 36 0 1154
2023 870 19 8 203 3 0 36 0 1139

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walhalla High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 859 45.7 18.7 n/a
1989 828 45.5 18.1 n/a
1990 788 46.4 16.9 n/a
1991 758 47.6 15.9 6.9
1992 765 47.2 16.2 9.5
1993 784 45.0 17.4 8.2
1994 832 46.3 18.0 7.1
1995 860 48.0 17.9 11.4
1996 860 48.0 17.9 11.4
1997 839 48.0 17.5 9.8
1998 843 50.0 16.9 12.2
1999 834 51.0 16.4 17
2000 825 50.0 16.5 18.7
2001 788 46.7 16.9 17.8
2002 822 51.7 15.9 24.7
2003 822 51.7 15.9 24.7
2004 846 52.4 16.1 29
2005 917 53.2 17.2 34.4
2006 935 57.5 16.3 38.8
2007 952 73.2 13.0 40
2008 993 56.7 17.5 40.9
2009 958 66.2 14.5 41.6
2010 983 53.7 18.3 43.6
2011 997 55.7 17.8 40.9
2012 958 53.2 18.0 45
2013 948 53.2 17.8 47.5
2014 958 52.7 18.1 49.4
2015 986 56.0 17.6 52.2
2016 989 57.0 17.3 39.1
2017 1042 61.8 16.8 39.6
2018 1061 62.0 17.1 41.6
2019 1136 63.5 17.8 36.2
2020 1177 64.0 18.3 38.3
2021 1151 62.0 18.5 38.3
2022 1154 61.5 18.7 44.7
2023 1139 63.0 18.0 62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walhalla High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 859 45.7 18.7 n/a
1989 828 45.5 18.1 n/a
1990 788 46.4 16.9 n/a
1991 758 47.6 15.9 6.9
1992 765 47.2 16.2 9.5
1993 784 45.0 17.4 8.2
1994 832 46.3 18.0 7.1
1995 860 48.0 17.9 11.4
1996 860 48.0 17.9 11.4
1997 839 48.0 17.5 9.8
1998 843 50.0 16.9 12.2
1999 834 51.0 16.4 17
2000 825 50.0 16.5 18.7
2001 788 46.7 16.9 17.8
2002 822 51.7 15.9 24.7
2003 822 51.7 15.9 24.7
2004 846 52.4 16.1 29
2005 917 53.2 17.2 34.4
2006 935 57.5 16.3 38.8
2007 952 73.2 13.0 40
2008 993 56.7 17.5 40.9
2009 958 66.2 14.5 41.6
2010 983 53.7 18.3 43.6
2011 997 55.7 17.8 40.9
2012 958 53.2 18.0 45
2013 948 53.2 17.8 47.5
2014 958 52.7 18.1 49.4
2015 986 56.0 17.6 52.2
2016 989 57.0 17.3 39.1
2017 1042 61.8 16.8 39.6
2018 1061 62.0 17.1 41.6
2019 1136 63.5 17.8 36.2
2020 1177 64.0 18.3 38.3
2021 1151 62.0 18.5 38.3
2022 1154 61.5 18.7 44.7
2023 1139 63.0 18.0 62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Walhalla High

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $306 (3.2%) $370 (3.8%) $676 (7.0%) $7,780 (80.8%) $1,167 (12.1%) $8,947 (93.0%) $9,624
2020 $441 (4.0%) $404 (3.7%) $846 (7.7%) $8,665 (79.1%) $1,446 (13.2%) $10,111 (92.3%) $10,957
2021 $489 (4.5%) $393 (3.6%) $881 (8.0%) $8,747 (79.8%) $1,335 (12.2%) $10,081 (92.0%) $10,963
2022 $454 (4.3%) $654 (6.2%) $1,108 (10.5%) $8,249 (78.2%) $1,187 (11.3%) $9,436 (89.5%) $10,544
2023 $554 (4.7%) $478 (4.0%) $1,032 (8.7%) $9,447 (80.0%) $1,337 (11.3%) $10,784 (91.3%) $11,816

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Walhalla High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 51st of 225 High schoolsRanks 47th of 237 High schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Walhalla High)66.576.9
 10.4%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Oconee 01)68.973.6
 4.7%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Walhalla High)79.566.8
 12.7%
   End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Oconee 01)72.866
 6.8%
   End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina)67.259.1
 8.1%
End of Course English 1 (Walhalla High)86.286.9
 0.7%
   End of Course English 1 (Oconee 01)83.485.8
 2.4%
   End of Course English 1 (South Carolina)78.984
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11361139
 0.3%
African American3019
 36.7%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian108
 20%
Hispanic154203
 31.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White912870
 4.6%
Two or More Races2836
 28.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.2%62.5%
 26.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Walhalla High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,139 students attended Walhalla High.

Walhalla High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : James M. Brown Elementary
Elementary : Keowee Elementary
Elementary : Tamassee-Salem Elementary
Elementary : Walhalla Elementary
Middle : Walhalla Middle

Walhalla High ranks 66th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Walhalla High are 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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