📍 115 Airport Road Avenue, Varnville, Hampton County, 29944
Wade Hampton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Varnville, Hampton County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hampton school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
Wade Hampton High enrolls 498 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 30% White and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 320 | 64% |
| White | 151 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
498 of the school's 498 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 498 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wade Hampton High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-60, state senate district 45, state house district 122.
Wade Hampton High is one of 10 schools in Hampton, based in Varnville, South Carolina. The district serves 2,272 students district-wide and employs 214 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Wade Hampton High is larger than the district average of about 227 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote