Hemingway High

Hemingway High is a tiny high school in Hemingway, South Carolina, one of the schools within Williamsburg 01. The school caters to 189 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 80% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Williamsburg 01 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,794 students; Hemingway High is among them.

Demographically, Hemingway High lists that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Other groups include 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 63% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Hemingway High has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Williamsburg County) records that median household earnings sit near $46,213, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Williamsburg County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,794 students), Hemingway High is one campus in the mix.

Hemingway MB Lee Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Hemingway High.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 34%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.