Westside High

Westside High is a high school located in Anderson, South Carolina, in Anderson County. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,687 students. High schools in South Carolina have about 953 students on average; enrollment here is 77% higher.

Westside High sits within Anderson 05, which has 19 schools and 12,131 students.

Of every 100 students at Westside High, about 38 are Black, the largest group. It is also 36% White, 17% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Anderson County is roughly 14% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.

Westside High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1, with 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in South Carolina, 15.5:1, is lower.

The school's county is Anderson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,651 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Anderson County number 57, with about 34,806 students.

Among nearby public schools, Whitehall Elementary is closest at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Westside High.

Under the NCES locale system, Westside High is Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment at Westside High was 1,651 in 2020-21 and 1,687 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.

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