Horry County Schools, South Carolina, elections

Horry County Schools
District details
	School board members: 12
	Students: 48,205 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 57 (2023-2024)
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Horry County Schools is a school district in South Carolina (Horry County). During the 2024 school year, 48,205 students attended one of the district's 57 schools.

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Horry County Schools school board, District 11

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 11

Darrell Ricketts won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 11 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Darrell Ricketts (R)	99.5	13,853
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	74

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,927
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Horry County Schools school board, District 4

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4

Incumbent Wendy Hodges won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wendy Hodges (R)	99.1	13,787
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	119

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,906
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Horry County Schools school board, District 5

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5

Incumbent Howard Barnard won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howard Barnard (R)	99.4	16,730
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	104

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,834
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Horry County Schools school board, District 8

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8

Incumbent Melanie Wellons won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melanie Wellons (R)	99.2	12,987
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	105

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,092
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Horry County Schools school board, District 9

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 9

Incumbent James Edwards defeated Michelle Green in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Edwards (R)	64.5	13,849
	Submit photo	Michelle Green (D)	35.4	7,603
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,459
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Horry County Schools school board chair

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board chair

Incumbent David Cox won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board chair on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Cox (R)	99.0	105,137
	Other/Write-in votes	1.0	1,011

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,148
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Horry County Schools school board, District 1

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1

David Koch won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Koch (R)	99.5	13,400
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	71

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,471
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Horry County Schools school board, District 10

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10

Incumbent Neil James won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Neil James (R)	99.2	9,197
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	70

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,267
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Horry County Schools school board, District 2

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2

Debbie Edmonds won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debbie Edmonds (R)	98.6	8,754
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	125

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,879
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Horry County Schools school board, District 3

General election

Special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3

Incumbent Tracy Winters won election in the special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tracy Winters (R)	99.1	9,029
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	86

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,115
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Horry County Schools school board, District 6

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6

Pam Dawson defeated Steve Witt in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Dawson (R)	85.2	8,395
	Submit photo	Steve Witt (L)	14.5	1,432
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	26

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,853
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Horry County Schools school board, District 7

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7

Incumbent Janet P. Graham won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Janet P. Graham (D)	96.0	4,395
	Other/Write-in votes	4.0	183

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,578
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Horry County Schools school board, District 8

General election

Special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8

Incumbent Melanie Wellons won election in the special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melanie Wellons (R)	98.8	8,738
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	104

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,842
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Horry County Schools school board, District 1

General election

Special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1

Incumbent W. Russell Freeman won election in the special general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	W. Russell Freeman (R)	98.9	15,948
	Other/Write-in votes	1.1	176

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,124
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Horry County Schools school board, District 11

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 11

Incumbent Shanda Allen won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 11 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shanda Allen (R)	98.9	11,620
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	125

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,745
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Horry County Schools school board, District 4

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4

Incumbent David Cox won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Cox (R)	98.8	19,484
	Other/Write-in votes	1.2	234

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,718
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Horry County Schools school board, District 5

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5

Howard Barnard won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howard Barnard (R)	98.9	14,385
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	158

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,543
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Horry County Schools school board, District 8

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8

Incumbent John Poston won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Poston (R)	98.3	11,365
	Other/Write-in votes	1.7	196

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,561
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Horry County Schools school board, District 9

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 9

James Edwards defeated Edward Robinson Jr. in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Edwards (R)	62.8	10,923
	Submit photo	Edward Robinson Jr. (D)	37.1	6,452
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	10

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,385
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Horry County Schools school board chair

General election

Special general election for Horry County Schools school board chair

Ken Richardson won election in the special general election for Horry County Schools school board chair on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ken Richardson (R)	98.5	82,891
	Other/Write-in votes	1.5	1,265

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,156 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Heather Johnson (D)

Horry County Schools school board, District 1

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1

Incumbent Holly Heniford defeated Micah Paul Gore in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Holly Heniford (R)	70.7	9,163
	Micah Paul Gore (D)	29.3	3,794
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	11

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,968 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Horry County Schools school board, District 10

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10

Incumbent Neil James defeated Shakedra Jenerette in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil James (R)	74.1	6,130
	Submit photo	Shakedra Jenerette (D)	25.8	2,137
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	8

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,275 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Horry County Schools school board, District 2

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2

Incumbent Sherrie Todd won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sherrie Todd (R)	98.1	9,014
	Other/Write-in votes	1.9	176

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,190 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Horry County Schools school board, District 3

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3

Incumbent Ray H. Winters won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ray H. Winters (R)	98.0	4,564
	Other/Write-in votes	2.0	94

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,658 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Horry County Schools school board, District 6

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6

Helen Mason Smith won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Helen Mason Smith (R)	98.3	5,902
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	104

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,006 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Horry County Schools school board, District 7

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7

Incumbent Janet P. Graham won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Janet P. Graham (D)	96.7	5,234
	Other/Write-in votes	3.3	181

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,415 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Horry County Schools school board chair

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board chair

Incumbent Joe Defeo won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board chair on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Joe Defeo (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 4

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4

Incumbent David Cox won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 4 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		David Cox (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 5

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5

Incumbent Janice Morreale won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 5 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Janice Morreale (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 8

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8

Incumbent John Poston won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 8 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		John Poston (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 1

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1

Incumbent Holly Heniford won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 1 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Holly Heniford (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 10

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10

Incumbent Neil James won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 10 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Neil James (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 2

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2

Incumbent Sherrie Todd won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 2 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Sherrie Todd (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 3

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3

Incumbent Ray H. Winters won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 3 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Ray H. Winters (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 6

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6

Incumbent Pamela Clardy Timms won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 6 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Pamela Clardy Timms (R)

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Horry County Schools school board, District 7

General election

General election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7

Incumbent Janet P. Graham won election in the general election for Horry County Schools school board, District 7 on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Janet P. Graham (D)

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About the district

School board

Horry County Schools consists of 12 members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Darrell Ricketts	District 11	2025	2029
Wendy Hodges	District 4	2023	2029
Howard Barnard	District 5	2021	2029
James Edwards	District 9	2021	2029
Janet P. Graham	District 7		2027
Neil James	District 10		2027
David Cox		2023	2027
Pam Dawson	District 6	2023	2027
Debbie Edmonds	District 2	2023	2027
David Koch	District 1	2023	2027
Melanie Wellons	District 8	2021	2027
Tracy Winters	District 3	2021	2027

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District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Horry County Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
South Carolina House of Representatives District 105	Kevin J. Hardee	Republican Party	22%	100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 58	Jeff Johnson	Republican Party	20%	100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 57	Lucas Atkinson	Democratic Party	18%	31%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 104	William Bailey	Republican Party	9%	100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 55	Jackie Hayes	Democratic Party	7%	16%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 107	Case Brittain	Republican Party	6%	100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 56	Tim McGinnis	Republican Party	5%	100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 103	Carl Anderson	Democratic Party	5%	6%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 106	Val Guest	Republican Party	4%	100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 68	Heather Ammons Crawford	Republican Party	3%	100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 61	Carla Schuessler	Republican Party	2%	100%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$125,951,000	$2,706	16%
Local:	$378,470,000	$8,130	48%
State:	$285,004,000	$6,122	36%
Total:	$789,425,000	$16,958

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$676,373,000	$14,529
Total Current Expenditures:	$595,141,000	$12,784
Instructional Expenditures:	$365,938,000	$7,861	54%
Student and Staff Support:	$69,135,168	$1,485	10%
Administration:	$59,520,000	$1,278	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$100,547,832	$2,159	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$53,579,000	$1,150
Construction:	$14,300,000	$307
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$2,455,000	$52
Interest on Debt:	$14,132,000	$303

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	46	65-69	23	37	30-34	41	56
2018-2019	57	78	35	50	60-64	54	66
2017-2018	57	79	35	50	45-49	53	66
2016-2017	54	75	34	46	45-49	52	63
2015-2016	55	79	33	48	40-44	50	64
2014-2015	57	77	36	51	40-44	53	64
2013-2014	74	85-89	54	70	75-79	76	81
2012-2013	76	90-94	56	73	70-79	75	82
2011-2012	76	90-94	56	73	60-69	76	83
2010-2011	76	85-89	57	73	70-74	74	83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	54	71	31	42	50-54	50	63
2018-2019	54	72	32	43	60-64	51	64
2017-2018	52	69	31	43	50-54	49	61
2016-2017	49	70	27	39	45-49	44	57
2015-2016	54	72	31	45	45-49	51	62
2014-2015	44	62	23	33	40-44	39	51
2013-2014	76	85-89	54	70	85-89	78	83
2012-2013	78	85-89	59	75	80-89	79	84
2011-2012	76	85-89	55	69	60-69	77	83
2010-2011	75	85-89	56	69	65-69	75	82

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	83	85-89	78	78	>=80	86
2018-2019	83	>=95	77	77	70-79	86
2017-2018	82	85-89	75	80-84	60-79	85
2016-2017	80	80-89	73	75-79	60-79	83
2015-2016	81	90-94	71	75-79	60-79	85
2014-2015	82	80-89	76	75-79	>=50	84
2013-2014	79	80-89	70	75-79	>=50	83
2012-2013	78	75-79	71	75-79	40-59	80
2011-2012	77	80-89	71	65-69	60-79	80
2010-2011	75	70-79	66	65-69	>=50	79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	48,205	1.8
2022-2023	47,357	1.7
2021-2022	46,551	4.5
2020-2021	44,479	-2.9
2019-2020	45,759	1.8
2018-2019	44,931	0.3
2017-2018	44,801	1.8
2016-2017	43,991	1.8
2015-2016	43,188	2.2
2014-2015	42,222	3.0
2013-2014	40,943	2.3
2012-2013	39,998	2.6
2011-2012	38,957	1.1
2010-2011	38,534	1.9
2009-2010	37,790	-0.4
2008-2009	37,948	2.0
2007-2008	37,200	2.9
2006-2007	36,124	2.5
2005-2006	35,218	4.7
2004-2005	33,566	5.7
2003-2004	31,648	2.6
2002-2003	30,826	5.0
2001-2002	29,283	-2.1
2000-2001	29,894	6.4
1999-2000	27,989	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Horry County Schools (%)	South Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.3	1.9
Black	16.3	31.2
Hispanic	17.5	13.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	7.2	6.0
White	57.1	47.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Horry County Schools had 3,323.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.51.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	63.00
Kindergarten:	135.00
Elementary:	2,021.60
Secondary:	1,103.60
Total:	3,323.20

Horry County Schools employed 27.00 district administrators and 187.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	27.00
District Administrative Support:	453.40
School Administrators:	187.00
School Administrative Support:	262.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	842.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	86.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	134.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	77.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	57.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	52.00
Library/Media Support:	42.00
Student Support Services:	144.30
Other Support Services:	1,277.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Horry County Schools operates 57 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Academy For Arts/Science/Technology	0	9-12
Academy For Technology And Academics	0	9-12
Academy Of Hope Charter	106	PK-8
Aynor Elementary	784	PK-5
Aynor High	878	9-12
Aynor Middle	747	6-8
Black Water Middle	796	6-8
Bridgewater Academy Charter	128	KG-8
Burgess Elementary	690	PK-4
Carolina Forest Elementary	1,306	PK-5
Carolina Forest High	3,181	9-12
Conway Elementary	593	PK-5
Conway High	1,711	9-12
Conway Middle	630	6-8
Daisy Elementary	624	PK-5
Forestbrook Elementary	881	PK-5
Forestbrook Middle	820	6-8
Green Sea Floyds Elementary	572	PK-5
Green Sea Floyds High	695	6-12
Hcs Early College High	342	9-12
Hcs Scholars Academy High	184	9-12
Homewood Elementary	668	PK-5
Kingston Elementary	483	PK-5
Lakewood Elementary	883	PK-5
Loris Elementary	791	PK-5
Loris High	864	9-12
Loris Middle	729	6-8
Midland Elementary	664	PK-5
Myrtle Beach Early Childhood	504	PK-KG
Myrtle Beach Elementary	1,038	3-5
Myrtle Beach High	1,595	9-12
Myrtle Beach Middle	1,132	6-8
Myrtle Beach Primary	675	1-2
North Myrtle Beach High	1,654	9-12
North Myrtle Beach Middle	1,321	6-8
Ocean Bay Elementary	1,109	PK-5
Ocean Bay Middle	763	6-8
Ocean Drive Elementary	810	PK-5
Palmetto Academy Of Learning And Success Charter	322	KG-8
Palmetto Academy Of Learning Motorsports (Palm)	190	9-12
Palmetto Bays Elementary	569	PK-5
Pee Dee Elementary	933	PK-5
River Oaks Elementary	1,415	PK-5
Riverside Elementary	673	PK-5
Seaside Elementary	429	PK-4
Socastee Elementary	815	PK-5
Socastee High	1,712	9-12
Socastee Middle	540	6-8
South Conway Elementary	622	PK-5
St. James Elementary	901	PK-4
St. James High	1,880	9-12
St. James Intermediate	872	5-6
St. James Middle	907	6-8
Ten Oaks Middle	1,270	6-8
Waccamaw Elementary	1,003	PK-5
Waterway Elementary	845	PK-5
Whittemore Park Middle	956	6-8

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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