Lancaster High School is located in Lancaster, South Carolina, a small city approximately 35 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The school serves students in grades 9-12 with a program that provides AP and honors classes, college preparatory classes, a vocational/technical program, and range of classes and services for students with special needs. It is operated by the Lancaster County School District.School's Recognition and AwardsLancaster High School has received the Palmetto Gold Award in 2003, 2005, and 2009. The Lancaster High School Career Center (now part of LHS) received the Gold Award in 2003-2005. The Palmetto Gold and Silver Award recognizes the state’s schools with the highest levels of student academic achievement and the fastest rates of improvement. The award criteria are based on the absolute and improvement ratings assigned to each school on the school's report card.The Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver awards program was created by the Education Accountability Act of 1998. Award criteria were developed by the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.Each winning school receives a banner, a certificate and a portion of the state lottery funds earmarked for the awards program. The financial award is determined by several factors, including the type of award received, student enrollment, student attendance, teacher attendance and dropout rates.Palmetto Gold Award – LHS, 2004 – 2005Palmetto Gold Award – LHS, 2002 – 2003Palmetto Gold Award – Career Center, 2002 – 2003Palmetto Gold Award – Career Center, 2003 – 2004Palmetto Gold Award – Career Center, 2004 – 2005Smaller Learning Community Grant, 2004 – 2005
