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Wade Hampton High
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Wade Hampton High
Located at 100 Pine Knoll Drive, in Greenville, South Carolina, Wade Hampton High is a large senior high that enrolls 1,790 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Greenville 01. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so Wade Hampton High sits 88% bigger than that benchmark.
Greenville 01 runs 89 schools in total, collectively educating 78,776 students. Wade Hampton High is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Wade Hampton High lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Wade Hampton High higher than the state norm the norm.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Greenville County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,932 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Greenville County runs 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), of which Wade Hampton High is one.
The closest other public school is Lake Forest Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Wade Hampton High's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,741 (now 1,790). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 15% to 22% over that span.
Inside the community feed, members of the Wade Hampton High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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