Waccamaw High High School
2412 Kings River Rd
Pawleys Island SC, 29585, Georgetown County
Phone: 843-237-9899
Ranking: 
(18 out of 202, top 9%)*
(18 out of 202, top 9%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Georgetown County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 819 | 777 | 799 | 799 | 781 | 772 | 732 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 213 | 26.0% | 216 | 27.8% | 225 | 28.2% | 222 | 27.8% | 203 | 26.0% | 228 | 29.5% | 198 | 27.0% |
| Grade 10: | 209 | 25.5% | 215 | 27.7% | 212 | 26.5% | 199 | 24.9% | 223 | 28.6% | 177 | 22.9% | 195 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 217 | 26.5% | 201 | 25.9% | 185 | 23.2% | 228 | 28.5% | 176 | 22.5% | 196 | 25.4% | 184 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 180 | 22.0% | 145 | 18.7% | 177 | 22.2% | 150 | 18.8% | 179 | 22.9% | 171 | 22.2% | 155 | 21.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 411 | 50.2% | 375 | 48.3% | 397 | 49.7% | 415 | 51.9% | 405 | 51.9% | 391 | 50.6% | 365 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 408 | 49.8% | 402 | 51.7% | 402 | 50.3% | 384 | 48.1% | 366 | 46.9% | 372 | 48.2% | 363 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 2.9% | 22 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.2% | 15 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 173 | 21.1% | 159 | 20.5% | 166 | 20.8% | 159 | 19.9% | 138 | 17.7% | 129 | 16.7% | 138 | 18.9% |
| White: | 601 | 73.4% | 576 | 74.1% | 591 | 74.0% | 607 | 76.0% | 613 | 78.5% | 615 | 79.7% | 567 | 77.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 22.2% | 191 | 24.6% | 231 | 28.9% | 221 | 27.7% | 156 | 20.0% | 73 | 9.5% | 109 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 4.0% | 31 | 4.0% | 38 | 4.8% | 26 | 3.3% | 28 | 3.6% | 11 | 1.4% | 43 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.00 | 15.82 | 16.27 | 17.80 | 17.39 | 18.40 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 85.6% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 84.4% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 90.1% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 85.6% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 83.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 49.1% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 57% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 52.8% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 54.5% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 73.7% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 79.7% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 79.8% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 83.5% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78.2% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 49.1% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 45.4% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 49.9% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 46.9% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 39.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,528.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,118.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,529.0 |
* Waccamaw High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.