Woodland High

Woodland High operates as a compact four-year high school in Dorchester, South Carolina, one of the schools within Dorchester 04. Current enrollment sits at 680 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 29% smaller than the state mean of about 953.

Woodland High is one of 7 schools operated by Dorchester 04, a district that serves 2,566 students overall.

Demographically, Woodland High records that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Dorchester County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Woodland High has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for Dorchester County shows median household income runs about $78,198, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dorchester County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students), of which Woodland High is one.

Woodland Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodland High's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 679 (now 680). Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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