Calhoun Falls Charter School (CFCS) is a

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6–12 school located in

Calhoun Falls, South Carolina Calhoun Falls is a town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,724 at the 2020 census, down from 2,004 at the 2010 census. The town derives its name from John E. Colhoun (or Calhoun), a United States Senator from ...

, United States. It was founded in 2008. It is a combined middle and high school. CFCS was awarded a charter in 2008 and opened its doors in August of that year. The school is autonomous, but operated under the

South Carolina Public Charter School District The South Carolina Public Charter School District (often shortened to SCPCSD) is a school district based in Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina that currently includes thirty four public charter schools across the state of South Ca ...

until 2018. Since August of 2018 CFCS is under the sponsorship of the Charter Institute at Erskine.

Origin

After a vote by the

Abbeville County Abbeville County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,295. Its county seat is Abbeville. It is the first county (or county equivalent) in the United States alphabetically. Abbevi ...

school board,

Calhoun Falls High School Calhoun Falls High School, the former name of Calhoun Falls Charter School, is located in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. Calhoun Falls High School was one of the smallest high schools in the state, with fewer than 200 students attending. It was s ...

was closed in December of 2007. The people of the town of Calhoun Falls reacted by forming a

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. Calhoun Falls Charter School on the same campus as the former Calhoun Falls High School.

Academics

The school graduated its first class in June 2009, with 32 graduating seniors. CFCS offers courses at the college prep and honors levels, as well as college

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courses through an agreement with

Piedmont Technical College Piedmont Technical College is a public community college with its main campus in Greenwood, South Carolina. It serves seven counties in the Lakelands region of South Carolina. Six additional County Centers also serve students in Abbeville Coun ...

Athletics

CFSC's athletic teams are known as the Blue Flashes. Calhoun Falls Charter School Booster Club is a not-for-profit 503(C) organization that raises funds for the sole purpose of funding organized sports within the school. No public tax dollars are used to fund these programs.

State championships

* Baseball: 1951 * Basketball - Boys: 1940, 1952 * Softball: 1988, 1989SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Softball
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References

{{authority control Schools in Abbeville County, South Carolina Charter schools in South Carolina Educational institutions established in 2008 Public high schools in South Carolina Public middle schools in South Carolina 2008 establishments in South Carolina