Wilson Senior High School - Florence, South Carolina/SC

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Wilson Senior High School

1411 Old Marion Hwy, Florence, SC, 29506 -

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Definition of Terms

Wilson Senior High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Florence County, SC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1288 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

78 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 433 students

Grade 10 - 291 students

Grade 11 - 269 students

Grade 12 - 295 students

This School

(SC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(SC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	2%
% Black	73%	37%
% White	24%	41%

Additional Student Information

This School

(SC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

53%

36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(SC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Florence County 01 School District

This School's Agency

(SC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	21	8
Number of Students Managed	15,079 students	4,796 students
District Total Revenue	$124,199,000	$34,226,000
District Expenditure	$116,660,000	$32,374,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,237	$7,136
District Expenditure / Student	$7,737	$6,750
District Graduation Rates	76%	66%

Wilson High School is one of three high schools in Florence Public School District One in Florence, South Carolina. Wilson is the only high school in the Pee Dee region that offers the International Baccalaureate diploma.
History
Wilson was founded in 1869 by Freedmen’s Bureau as a school for African-American children. The school opened on the corner of Palmetto and Dargan Streets in downtown Florence. There are several theories and rumors as to how Wilson got its name. Some say the school was named after future Vice-President Henry Wilson, then a Massachusetts congressman and sponsor of the Bureau. Others believe that a local educator, Josiah E. Wilson, lent his name to the school.
The school has existed in four different locations. Since 1982, Wilson has been on Old Marion Highway northeast of Florence, after having moved from a building on North Irby Street in downtown Florence.
In 1996 Wilson became the second International Baccalaureate school in South Carolina. The first IB class graduated in 1999, and a class has been graduated in each year since. The first class to complete both the Middle-Years Program and the IB program graduated in 2002.
Achievements
Academics
Wilson's We The People government/debate team has won the annual state competition in 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Wilson has won the Pee Dee Regional Academic Challenge AAA/AAAA championship ten out of the past eleven years.
Athletics
Wilson competes in the AAA classification of the South Carolina High School League and is located in Lower State, Region VI.
The varsity football team won the 2007 AAA state championship.
The boys' basketball team won the 2007 AAA state championship.
In 2002 the varsity baseball team won the AAA state championship.
Notable alumni
Harry Carson, (1972), football player, NY Giants
Darian Durant (2000), football player, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Justin Durant (2003), football player, Jacksonville Jaguars
William Johnson (attended 1916-1918), painter
Trey Lorenz (1987), singer and songwriter
Carlos Powell (2001) basketball player, NIT MVP and Dakota Wizards forward
Reggie Sanders (1985), baseball player, Kansas City Royals
Lawrence Timmons (2004), professional football, Pittsburgh Steelers
External links
History of Wilson

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