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J L Mann High School
61 Isbell Lane, Greenville, SC, 29607-3724 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms J L Mann High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Greenville County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1335 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 72 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 396 students
Grade 10 - 345 students
Grade 11 - 299 students
Grade 12 - 295 students
This School ( SC ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( SC ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 4% 5%
% Black 34% 44%
% White 58% 49%
% Unknown 2 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School ( SC ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 20% 47%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( SC ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Greenville County School District
This School's Agency ( SC ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 95 7
Number of Students Managed 68,623 students 4,796 students
District Total Revenue $603,384,000 $32,593,000
District Expenditure $825,158,000 $32,358,000
District Revenue / Student $8,793 $8,131
District Expenditure / Student $12,025 $13,599
District Graduation Rates 87% 86%
School Notes:
  • J.L Mann High School is one of fourteen high schools in the Greenville County School District.
  • History: The history of our proud high school dates back to July 1, 1965, when it first opened. It was named after a former superintendent of Greenville County Schools, James Lewis Mann. Through the years, many changes have occurred, we are a very high caliber school. The first principal was Mr. Larkin Bruce. When J. L. Mann first opened, it included grades 7-12. Our football stadium had no press box, so Mr. Bruce asked each student to bring in a cinder block, and the press box was built.
  • In the beginning, spirit was very high and students would often hold "sockhops", where students would take off their shoes and dance. In 1967, we won the state basketball championship - our first major sports victory. On February 17, 1970, Mann was integrated with students from Beck High, which is now Beck Middle School. The problems were few and short-lived. We have very good racial unity, there have been very few racial problems in our history.
  • J. L. Mann has changed in many ways. We are constantly adding new classes. In 1984, we had only one computer, but now we have 3 labs, the Media Center with 20 computers and computers in every classroom. However, we value the longstanding traditions as Homecoming, the Prom, Spirit Week and the Talismann Pageant. James Lewis Mann was born on November 7, 1872, in Abbeville County, SC, as the eldest child of a Methodist circuit rider, Coke Danby, and his wife Eliza Jane (Milford) Mann.
  • He received his early education at Walhalla, Reidsville, Spartanburg Co., and Old Edgefield. He began his college career at the age of 12 at Old Adger College in Walhalla, now Presbyterian College in Clinton. He started his teaching career at the age of 15 in a one room log cabin school in Jocassee Valley in Oconee County, SC. Later, he entered Emory College (now Emory University in Atlanta) where he received his B. A. degree. Mann then served as a teacher at Oates School in Darlington County where he organized one of the first county high schools in the state. Two years later he left to become the superintendent of schools in Lancaster and then to Florence in the same capacity where he remained for 14 years. He was instrumental in establishing the South Carolina Industrial School in Florence, replacing the Boys' Reformatory. He put through the legislation to approve the concept, drew the plans, supervised the construction with convict labor and was present when the first 15 boys arrived.
  • Mann resigned to continue his studies abroad at the University of Berlin and the University of Grenoble from which he earned his degree, Doctor of Philosophy with honors. He financed his studies by coaching students in English. He returned to the superintendent's position in Florence, then left to become the superintendent of the Greensboro, NC schools in 1910. He left Greensboro to become superintendent of Greenville school system in 1916 where he stayed until his retirement in 1940. Dr. Mann was married to Sara Amelia Moss of Orangeburg and they had four children; James Moss, Margaret, Kitty, and a daughter, Dorothy, who died at the age of four. He was a member of Buncombe Street Methodist Church and taught the Men's Bible School for 12 years.
  • His accomplishments helped Greenville City Schools receive wide recognition and acclaim throughout the south. When Dr. Mann died on October 24, 1943, a series of resolutions were written by the teachers of the Greenville City Schools which summarized their feelings for their beloved leader. Part of the summarized resolution stated: "Our country and state and nation stand in need of more men of his caliber in the sphere of leadership in education." Other words that express his dedication to education and children are found on a plaque under the bronze bust of Dr. Mann located in the main hall of Greenville High School: "I'd rather be loved by children, Than crowned by world's acclaim. Give me the trust of children's love, and that is by dream of fame."
  • Because of Dr. Mann's service to education in Greenville, the Greenville County School District Trustees in 1965 approved the naming of the school under construction known at the time as Ridge Road Junior and Senior High, as "J.L. Mann High School." Article was compiled and written by Bob Shell and Craig Marchant from newspaper clippings on file on Dr. J.L. Mann in the Greenville County Library.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29607)
School Zip (29607) (SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 28,009 people 3,827,690 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 40% 21%
Population Average Age 35 years old 35.4 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $37,954 $37,524
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 50% / 50% 69% / 31%
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