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Wilson High

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Wilson High ranks 116 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 51% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Wilson High is a public high school located in Florence, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,316 students. The school is part of the Florence 01 District, which is ranked 26 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson High's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOCEP) exam proficiency rates, is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 and Biology 1/Applied Biology 2. However, the school performs better in English 2, with proficiency rates above the district and state levels in recent years. Wilson High's ranking among South Carolina high schools has fluctuated between 98 and 152 over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 116 out of 235 schools. The school's African American and White student subgroups perform relatively well compared to other schools in the state, ranking in the top 50-60 schools for these subgroups, while the Multi-racial and Disabled student subgroups rank much lower, in the bottom 50 schools in the state.

Wilson High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.8% and 93.3% over the past few years, which is generally on par with the district and state averages. The school's dropout rate has also varied, ranging from 0.7% to 2.4% in recent years. Wilson High has a very high percentage of students (100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which is significantly higher than the nearby South Florence High (70.56%) and West Florence High (59.87%) schools. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are also higher than the nearby schools, suggesting that the school is facing significant socioeconomic challenges that may impact student learning and achievement.

1,373

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,475

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1411 Old Marion Highway
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 664-8440

District: Florence 01

Feeder schools for Wilson High:

Elementary:	Henry Timrod Elementary
	North Vista Elementary
	Theodore Lester Elementary
	Wallace Gregg Elementary
Middle:	Williams Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.6%

White:

13.4%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 15 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg72%

South Carolina avg71%

116^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Florence 01

26^th of 75Florence 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	116 of 235	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	121 of 235	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	130 of 237	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	132 of 226	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	141 of 227	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	129 of 225	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	122 of 216	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.8	152 of 223	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	98 of 231	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.1	146 of 232	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.1	144 of 210	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.7	97 of 203	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	78 of 202	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.5	133 of 199	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.3	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.9	137 of 188	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	164 of 185	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	171 of 191	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.7	139 of 191	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.2	143 of 187	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	51 of 194	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	55 of 194	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	87 of 199	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	71 of 190	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	74 of 178	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	72 of 184	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	91 of 183	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	81 of 139	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	109 of 145	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	100 of 141	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	116 of 139	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.0	45 of 115	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	92 of 143	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	115 of 137	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	95 of 225	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	127 of 225	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	131 of 223	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	117 of 220	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	125 of 213	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	117 of 213	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	119 of 210	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	12 of 153	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	34 of 156	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	88 of 226	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	103 of 229	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	138 of 226	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	127 of 220	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	137 of 213	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	117 of 217	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	146 of 214	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	125 of 224	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	117 of 228	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	129 of 229	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	141 of 224	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	141 of 215	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	131 of 218	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	138 of 213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	40 of 57	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	62 of 196	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	72 of 196	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.8	18 of 197	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	65.6	50 of 192	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	71 of 189	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	98 of 191	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	45 of 185	75.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 279%-7 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution69%+8 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 259%-15 vs state

English 157%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Wilson High	Public	9-12	1411 Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8440	1,373	92	14.9		184 (13.4%)	956 (69.6%)	66 (4.8%)	53 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.2%)	47	116^th of 235 public high schools	50.6%		44.9	121^st of 235 public high schools	48.5%	5	59.2	57.0	69.1	79.4	$13,475	$694	$887	$1,581	$9,882	$2,012	$11,893
West Florence High	Public	9-12	221 North Beltline Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8472	1,827	106	17.3		677 (37.1%)	802 (43.9%)	158 (8.6%)	45 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.9%)	53.1	99^th of 235 public high schools	57.9%		55.7	87^th of 235 public high schools	63.0%	12	80.8	64.5	58.9	84.5	$11,418	$408	$781	$1,189	$8,506	$1,722	$10,228
Advantage Academy	Public	9-12	126 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8464	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Florence High	Public	9-12	3200 South Irby Street	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8190	1,580	104	15.2		569 (36.0%)	786 (49.7%)	98 (6.2%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (7.3%)	52.4	101^st of 235 public high schools	57.0%		43.2	124^th of 235 public high schools	47.2%	23	90.6	61.0	60.7	84.2	$12,574	$491	$890	$1,381	$9,459	$1,734	$11,193
Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-2650	309	23	13.4		167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	95.1	4^th of 235 public high schools	98.3%		94.6	4^th of 235 public high schools	98.3%		100.0	94.7	88.1	100.0	$16,889	$1,418	$1,168	$2,586	$12,148	$2,155	$14,303
Darlington High	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Spring Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5140	965	71	13.5		189 (19.6%)	613 (63.5%)	46 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	14.5	211^th of 235 public high schools	10.2%		14.5	206^th of 235 public high schools	12.3%	5	59.0	43.4	41.4	72.5	$18,259	$1,437	$999	$2,436	$13,581	$2,241	$15,822
Darlington County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	160 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 398-4796	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	268	21	12.7		103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	10.1	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%		22.6	181^st of 235 public high schools	23.0%	40	55.7	29.1	40.9	74.1	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125
Latta High	Public	9-12	618 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-5751	422	24	17.5		237 (56.2%)	139 (32.9%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	47.1	114^th of 235 public high schools	51.5%		57.6	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%	32	47.6	49.3	66.3	91.4	$11,917	$449	$1,462	$1,911	$8,650	$1,357	$10,007
Marion High	Public	9-12	1205 South Main Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-2571	572	32	17.8		64 (11.2%)	474 (82.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	40.4	141^st of 235 public high schools	40.0%		5.5	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%	89	37.5	60.8	29.4	92.4	$18,499	$1,865	$3,882	$5,747	$9,970	$2,782	$12,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson High

What schools feed into Wilson High?

Wilson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Henry Timrod Elementary
Elementary : North Vista Elementary
Elementary : Theodore Lester Elementary
Elementary : Wallace Gregg Elementary
Middle : Williams Middle

How many students attend Wilson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,373 students attended Wilson High.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson High?

Students at Wilson High are 70% African American, 13% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is Wilson High in?

Florence 01

Is Wilson High a good school?

Wilson High ranks 116^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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