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Wando High
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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 684 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 640 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 597 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 667 | 26% |
Where Wando High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In 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 78 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,588 | 145 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,593 | 142.5 | 18.2:1 | 18% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 2,596 | 152.5 | 17.0:1 | 19% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 3,330 | 176 | 18.9:1 | 9% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 3,997 | 240.3 | 16.6:1 | 12% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 4,068 | 256 | 15.9:1 | 13% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 3,383 | 216 | 15.7:1 | 18% (614) |
| 2000-01 | 2,086 | 123 | 17.0:1 | 13% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 1,534 | 82 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
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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