Area Schools

The Fort Mill School District is the fastest growing district, per capita, in South Carolina.  Currently, we have 12 schools to serve almost 10,000 students.  This includes seven elementary schools (K-5), three middle schools and 2 high schools.  Schools are continuously being renovated or expanded to meet the needs of this growing community. 

Some of the highlights regarding scholastics in Fort Mill Schools**:

• Fort Mill School District was the only school district in South Carolina to receive an excellent rating on the State Report Card for the 2009/2010 school year.
• All Fort Mill School District schools received Palmetto Gold awards recognizing outstanding student academic performance
• Standardized test scores are consistently above state averages and SAT scores exceed both state and national averages.
• The senior classes of Fort Mill and Nation Ford High Schools earned a total of $9,529,180 in scholarships in the 2009/2010 school year.

Highlights regarding extra curricular activities in Fort Mill Schools**:

• The Fort Mill High School Marching Band won the 4A State Marching Band Championship (22 time SC State Champions)
• The Nation Ford High School Marching Band won the 3A State Marching Band Championship (2 time SC State Champions)
• Two Nation Fort High School relay teams won state titles
• Two members of the Fort Mill wrestling program were recognized as State and National champions.

As the district continues to grow, more schools are in the plans.  See information about planned schools at the bottom of this page.

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Elementary Schools

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Middle Schools

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High Schools

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Area Private Schools

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Westminster Catawba Christian School

St. Anne Catholic School

Area Preschools

Lakeshore Christian Preschool

Lake Wylie Lutheran Preschool

Pleasant Hills Child Development Center

Ultimate Life Christian Academy

The Goddard School^®

Field of Dreams Nurture and Education Center

Kids 'R' Kids

Other School Information/Resources

Fort Mill Academy

Fort Mill School District

Foundation for Fort Mill Schools

Proposed future schools

Proposed New High School#3

The District wide high school population will reach the

saturation point in the 2014 / 2015 school year, however,

due to the time associated with design and construction of

a high school, the earliest that a new facility can be brought

on line is the 2015 / 2016 school year (pending funding in

the Winter of 2011 or Spring of 2012). Although both

schools will have to deal with overcrowding, this situation

tends to be more easily handled at the secondary level. The

district has been proactive in the approach of the third high

school and land has already been acquired. The site is located

on the soon to be constructed Southern By-Pass and

is situated as frontage property.

Proposed new Middle School

The District wide Middle School enrollment will reach capacity

in the 2019 / 2020 school year, however, pressure at

Springfield Middle School will be felt much sooner and

could pose a potential problem with a "freeze" at that facility

in the 2017 / 2018 school year. It is suggested that a new

facility be planned and constructed for use beginning in

the 2019 / 2020 school year. In order to achieve this goal, a

funding source will be needed by 2016. In order to aid in

selecting an appropriate location with respect to growth

projections, it would be wise to identify and acquire a site

in the near future

Proposed Elementary School at Tega Cay

Elementary School Number 8, which is funded by the 2008, has

been designed as the new prototype elementary school and the

design will be site adapted for Elementary School Number 9. The

design for this school is two stories, is approximately 120,000

square feet and will house 1,000 students. This capacity represents

a 100 student increase from all other elementary schools,

but early statistics show that due to the location of the school, in

the Tega Cay area, this additional capacity is warranted. The facility

is scheduled to open for the 2012 / 2013 school yea ,and

pending final attendance areas, should assist with the overcrowding

at Gold Hill Elementary School, Orchard Park Elementary

School, and possibly Pleasant Knoll Elementary School.

Proposed Elementary School at Massey

The second of the new prototype elementary school design

will be constructed in the south east section of the Fort Mill

School District, specifically, in the Massy Sub-division.

Pending the completion of the Southern By-pass, this

school is scheduled to open for the 2012 / 2013 school year

and should help relieve projected overcrowding at Fort Mill

Elementary School, Sugar Creek Elementary School, and

potentially Orchard Park Elementary School. This school

will be designed for 900 students but with a core capacity

of 1,000.