Rock Hill High School, 320 W. Springdale Road: ninth grade to 12th grade, 1,980 students in 2024-25, rated Average on the 2026 state report card.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Rock Hill Schools’ directory of schools, zone maps, bell times and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); York County’s school attendance boundary data behind the district’s School Zone Locator; the South Carolina Department of Education’s 2025 and 2026 report card data; the federal NCES school directory; and the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 reclassification.

Rock Hill High School is a Rock Hill Schools high school at 320 W. Springdale Road, Rock Hill, serving ninth grade through 12th grade.

Who to call
Address 320 West Springdale Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone 803-981-1300
Grades 9 to 12
District Rock Hill Schools (York School District 3)
Mascot Bearcats
Calendar Modified year-round

Principal

Principal Buddy King, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 1,980 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s 2025 report card.
  • Federal count: 1,998 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

South Carolina rates every public school on a 100-point scale as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory, using test results, student growth, graduation rates, English learners’ progress, college and career readiness and school climate, as the district’s State Report Card page explains. The 2026 report card, released in October 2026, covers the 2025-26 school year. The test and graduation figures below are from the 2025 card, which covers 2024-25.

  • Overall rating, 2026: Average, 53 points out of 100 (2026 card)
  • Overall rating, 2025: Average, 53 points out of 100
  • End-of-course tests, English: 65.7% of students scored A, B or C
  • End-of-course tests, math: 53.7% scored A, B or C
  • Graduation rate: 80.8% for 2025, against 79.4% for 2024; the district’s 2025 rate was 83.3%
  • College or career ready: 70.3% of the graduating class

The full card, with student growth, school climate and teacher figures, is on screportcards.com.

Attendance zone

Rock Hill Schools assigns each address an elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the School Zone Locator, a York County tool linked from the district’s Find My School page, or open the district’s high school zone map (PDF), one of the 2024-25 maps on its School Zone Maps page. Zones do not follow city limits or mailing addresses.

In York County’s attendance boundary data, the data behind the locator, Rock Hill High’s zone overlaps the Castle Heights Middle, Dutchman Creek Middle, Rawlinson Road Middle, Saluda Trail STEAM Middle and Sullivan Middle middle school zones; no middle school feeds only one high school.

We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s site; Rock Hill Schools, 803-981-1000, can confirm an address.

Calendar and bell times

Rock Hill High follows the district’s modified year-round calendar. Coming dates on the 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school, Election Day
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early dismissal; last day of the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; the second semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 5

Bell times: 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. for every Rock Hill Schools high school, with early dismissal at 12:15 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page.

Sports and activities

Rock Hill is a 5A school in Region 2 for the 2026-28 alignment, with Boiling Springs, Dorman, Fort Mill, Northwestern and Spartanburg, according to the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 reclassification.

The Bearcats’ athletics website lists these teams:

  • Boys: basketball, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball and wrestling
  • Girls: basketball, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball and wrestling
  • Also listed: baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, softball, swimming and track and field

Rock Hill plays home football games at District 3 Stadium, 211 S. Cherry Road, not on campus.

Programs: Rock Hill High hosts the district’s high school International Baccalaureate program. Students can take the full IB Diploma or selected IB courses, according to the school’s IB page, which lists the IB coordinator at 803-981-1945. The school’s academics pages also list Advanced Placement and dual credit courses.

Schedules and scores: our Friday night football guide and scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Rock Hill High serve?

Rock Hill High serves ninth grade through 12th grade, according to the state’s 2025 report card.

What is Rock Hill High’s state report card rating?

Rock Hill High is rated Average, with 53 points out of 100, on South Carolina’s 2026 report card, which covers the 2025-26 school year. It was rated Average, with 53 points, on the 2025 card.

What time does Rock Hill High start?

Rock Hill Schools high schools run 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page. On early dismissal days they let out at 12:15 p.m.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Rock Hill High?

Enter the address in the School Zone Locator linked from the district’s Find My School page, or call Rock Hill Schools at 803-981-1000. Zones do not follow city limits.