- Horry County Schools
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Horry County Schools (HCS) is a public school district serving Horry County, South Carolina and is the third-largest school district in South Carolina. It serves nearly 38,000 students (as of the 2010-2011 school year ) in 46 schools around the county in nine attendance areas. The district office is in Conway, South Carolina on Four Mile Rd.
The Horry County School district is made up of 48 schools within nine attendance area. Each area consists of a high school and the elementary and middle schools that feed into it. The district has 26 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 10 high schools, 2 career & technical academies, a Scholars Academy, and an alternative school.
A twelve-member Board of Education, elected from single-member districts, governs the school district, with the chairman being elected at-large. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board.
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Districts
- Conway
- Aynor
- Carolina Forest
- Myrtle Beach
- North Myrtle Beach
- Loris
- St. James
- Socastee
- Green Sea Floyds
Schools
Elementary Schools (26)
- Aynor Elementary School
- Burgess Elementary School
- Carolina Forest Elementary School
- Conway Elementary School
- Daisy Elementary School
- Forestbrook Elementary School
- Green Sea Floyds Elementary School
- Homewood Elementary School
- Kingston Elementary School
- Lakewood Elementary School
- Loris Elementary School
- Midland Elementary School
- Myrtle Beach Elementary School
- Myrtle Beach Intermediate School
- Myrtle Beach Primary School
- North Myrtle Beach Elementary School
- North Myrtle Beach Intermediate School
- North Myrtle Beach Primary School
- Ocean Bay Elementary School
- Palmetto Bays Elementary School
- Pee Dee Elementary School
- Seaside Elementary School
- Socastee Elementary School
- South Conway Elementary School
- St. James Elementary School
- Waccamaw Elementary School
Middle Schools (10)
- Aynor Middle School
- Black Water Middle School
- Conway Middle School
- Forestbrook Middle School
- Loris Middle School
- Myrtle Beach Middle School
- North Myrtle Beach Middle School
- Ocean Bay Middle School
- St. James Middle School
- Whittemore Park Middle School
High Schools (10)
- Aynor High School
- Carolina Forest High School
- Conway High School
- Green Sea Floyds High School
- Loris High School
- Myrtle Beach High School
- North Myrtle Beach High School
- Socastee High School
- St. James High School
- Horry County Early College High School
Other Schools
- Academy for Arts, Science & Technology
- Coastal Carolina University
- Playcard Environmental Education Center
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College
- Scholars Academy
- Bridgewater Academy
Recent growth
With the recent growth of the Myrtle Beach area (as well as Carolina Forest), the school district has grown very quickly within the past decade. Nineteen new schools have been built, and two new attendance areas have been added.
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Municipalities and communities of Horry County, South Carolina Cities Towns CDPs Bucksport | Forestbrook | Garden City | Little River | Red Hill | Socastee
Unincorporated
communitiesBucksville | Burgess | Carolina Forest | Cool Spring | Galivants Ferry | Green Sea | Hickory Grove | Homewood | Ketchuptown | Longs | Pine Island | Springmaid Beach | Toddville | Wampee
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