Waccamaw High School - Pawleys Island, South Carolina/SC

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Waccamaw High School

2688 River Rd., Pawleys Island, SC, 29585-5309 -

tel: (843)237-9899
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Definition of Terms

Waccamaw High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Georgetown County, SC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

655 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

43 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 200 students

Grade 10 - 176 students

Grade 11 - 141 students

Grade 12 - 138 students

This School

(SC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(SC) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Black	20%	40%
% White	76%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(SC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

18%

47%

% 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

Georgetown County School District

This School's Agency

(SC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	17	7
Number of Students Managed	10,338 students	4,796 students
District Total Revenue	$97,315,000	$32,593,000
District Expenditure	$94,058,000	$32,358,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,413	$8,131
District Expenditure / Student	$9,098	$13,599
District Graduation Rates	87%	86%

Waccamaw High School (WHS) is one of 3 schools that are encompased in the Waccamaw school family.
List Of Sports: Football (Varsity and JV), Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Vollyball, Track, Cross-Country, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Varsity & JV Cheerleading, Competitive Cheerleading.
List Of Clubs: Art Club, Drama Club, FCCLA, Fellowship of Christian Warriors, Key Club, Model UN, National Honor Society, Student Council, Teens Against Drugs (TAD), WASA, Book Club.
W.A.S.A.: W.A.S.A. (Waccamaw Association of Space and Aviation) is a club that designs and builds model rokets. The club has the rare distinction of being one of the few who have been in the Team America Rocketry Challenge every year it has been held.
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About This Zip Code (29585)

School Zip (29585)

(SC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

10,309 people

3,830,158 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

46%

21%

Population Average Age

49 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.3 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$53,345

$37,505

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.9 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

15 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

84% / 16%

69% / 31%

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1. Georgetown High School - 1042 students - view location
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