Swansea High School

Swansea High School
Address
500 East First Street
Swansea, South Carolina, Lexington County, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates 33°44′11″N 81°05′39″W / 33.7365°N 81.0942°W / 33.7365; -81.0942Coordinates: 33°44′11″N 81°05′39″W / 33.7365°N 81.0942°W / 33.7365; -81.0942
Information
Type Public, Secondary
Motto Ensuring Student Performance at the Highest Level
School district Lexington County Schools Lexington School District 4
Principal Shaun Jacques
Grades Tenth grade12th
Enrollment 750
Color(s) Purple and Gold         
Mascot Tigers
Nickname Swansea Tigers
National ranking 5885
Newspaper Tiger Times
Yearbook swansean
Rival Pelion High School
Website http://shs.lexington4.net

Swansea High School in Swansea, South Carolina is a public high school offering education for grades 9–12, serving the surrounding communities of Swansea, Gaston, and parts of Pelion. It derives its name from its location next to Swansea, South Carolina. Sports teams are known as the Tigers. The main athletic rival is the Pelion High School Panthers.

Swansea HS currently has a student body of 750 and is part of the Lexington District #4. Swansea HS presently has a student:teacher ratio of 16:9 in core subjects. The current principal is Craig Baker.[1]

Feeder schools

The following elementary and middle schools feed into Swansea High School:

  • Early Childhood Center (opened in 2011) (3K–5K) Montessori
  • Sandhills Primary (1st–2nd grade)
  • Sandhills Elementary (3rd–4th grade)
  • Frances F. Mack Intermediate (5th–6th grade)
  • Sandhills Middle (7th–8th Grade)
  • Swansea High Freshmen Academy (9th graders only)

References

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