📍 1000 Warrior Way, Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, 29466
Wando High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County. The school has 2,596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 152.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wando High enrolls 2,596 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 152.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 10% Black or African American and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,087 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 269 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 51 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 2,596 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 448 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wando High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 37, state house district 112.
Wando High is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,596 students, Wando High is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large