📍 56 South Greenwood Avenue, Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, 29692
Ware Shoals High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ware Shoals, Greenwood County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenwood 51 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ware Shoals High enrolls 258 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 20% Black or African American and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 170 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 258 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Ware Shoals High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-30, state senate district 10, state house district 13.
Ware Shoals High is one of 3 schools in Greenwood 51, based in Ware Shoals, South Carolina. The district serves 888 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 258 students, Ware Shoals High is close to the district average of about 296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant