Greenwood High

Located at 1816 Cokesbury Road, in Greenwood, South Carolina, Greenwood High is a large senior high that works with 1,724 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Greenwood 50. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 81% larger than typical.

Across the 13 schools in Greenwood 50 (8,477 students total), Greenwood High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Greenwood High records that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 35% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Greenwood County put the typical household earns roughly $52,830 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Greenwood County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,771 students), of which Greenwood High is one.

Pinecrest Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 1,612 students in 2018 compared to 1,724 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 44% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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