West Florence High

West Florence High, a large senior high in Florence, South Carolina, part of Florence 01, serves 1,827 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Florence 01 runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 15,861 students. West Florence High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, West Florence High shows that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 37% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting West Florence High higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Florence County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,305 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Florence County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students), of which West Florence High is one.

The closest other public school is Carver Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. West Florence High's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,790 (now 1,827). White enrollment moved from 50% to 37% across the same window.

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