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Wando High

1000 Warrior Way, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 · (843) 881-8200 · Charleston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,588 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
2,588
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 953
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
145 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 968426%
Grade 1064025%
Grade 1159723%
Grade 1266726%
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
2,06180%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
1285%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
25210%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
673%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
783%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1,24648%
Female
1,34252%

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Where Wando High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Charleston County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,588#8 of 250#1 of 21
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.9:1#170 of 215#15 of 18
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.2%#186 of 217#14 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-35.3%#2 of 78N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
2,588
-742 (-22%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 1,534
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,58814517.9:1N/A
2023-242,593142.518.2:118% (466)
2022-232,596152.517.0:119% (503)
2020-213,33017618.9:19% (302)
2017-183,997240.316.6:112% (461)
2015-164,06825615.9:113% (515)
2010-113,38321615.7:118% (614)
2000-012,08612317.0:113% (272)
1990-911,5348218.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wando High.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (3,997 to 2,588); teachers down 40% (240.3 to 145).

About Wando High

Wando High is a high-enrollment high school found in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Enrollment totals 2,588 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in South Carolina enroll around 953, and this school is 172% larger than that mark.

Wando High is in Charleston 01, a district with 52,009 students across 81 schools.

Federal enrollment data show Wando High is 80% White. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 14 points above the 66% share among Charleston County residents. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Wando High are from different groups.

Classroom staffing at Wando High totals 145 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.

The school is in Charleston County, where the median household earns about $88,494 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Charleston County, 98 public schools serve about 55,933 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Carolina Park Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 3,330 to 2,588, a 22% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.9:1 in 2020-21 to 17.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Charleston County at a glance

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Population
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students

Quick facts

School name
Wando High
District
Charleston 01
Address
1000 Warrior Way, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone
(843) 881-8200
County
Charleston County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,588
Teachers (FTE)
145
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
450144000261
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Wando High
What is the total enrollment at Wando High?
Wando High enrolls approximately 2,588 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wando High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wando High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wando High have?
Wando High employs 145 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Wando High?
Student demographics at Wando High are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wando High?
Wando High is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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