Palmetto High High School
804 North Hamilton St
Williamston SC, 29697, Anderson County
Phone: 864-847-7311
Ranking: 
(47 out of 202, top 23%)*
(47 out of 202, top 23%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Anderson School District 1
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 964 | 973 | 933 | 913 | 939 | 908 | 903 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 300 | 31.1% | 290 | 29.8% | 264 | 28.3% | 281 | 30.8% | 284 | 30.2% | 272 | 30.0% | 252 | 27.9% |
| Grade 10: | 251 | 26.0% | 245 | 25.2% | 247 | 26.5% | 249 | 27.3% | 238 | 25.3% | 219 | 24.1% | 245 | 27.1% |
| Grade 11: | 189 | 19.6% | 218 | 22.4% | 209 | 22.4% | 197 | 21.6% | 198 | 21.1% | 217 | 23.9% | 212 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 224 | 23.2% | 220 | 22.6% | 213 | 22.8% | 186 | 20.4% | 219 | 23.3% | 200 | 22.0% | 194 | 21.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 501 | 52.0% | 520 | 53.4% | 485 | 52.0% | 471 | 51.6% | 478 | 50.9% | 470 | 51.8% | 452 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 463 | 48.0% | 453 | 46.6% | 448 | 48.0% | 442 | 48.4% | 451 | 48.0% | 429 | 47.2% | 445 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 67 | 7.0% | 54 | 5.5% | 58 | 6.2% | 57 | 6.2% | 49 | 5.2% | 46 | 5.1% | 35 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 47 | 4.9% | 61 | 6.3% | 63 | 6.8% | 65 | 7.1% | 75 | 8.0% | 63 | 6.9% | 60 | 6.6% |
| White: | 828 | 85.9% | 833 | 85.6% | 785 | 84.1% | 774 | 84.8% | 808 | 86.0% | 794 | 87.4% | 801 | 88.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 1.8% | 20 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 346 | 35.9% | 373 | 38.3% | 337 | 36.1% | 334 | 36.6% | 334 | 35.6% | 295 | 32.5% | 334 | 37.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 9.9% | 98 | 10.1% | 80 | 8.6% | 59 | 6.5% | 93 | 9.9% | 71 | 7.8% | 85 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.90 | 20.27 | 19.44 | 19.43 | 18.78 | 18.10 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 93% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 91.3% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94.2% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.8% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 92.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 69.4% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 72.3% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 72.9% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 75% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 86.7% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87.9% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88.5% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 92.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 92.2% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 71.6% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 73.2% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 71.5% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,541.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,538.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,391.0 |
* Palmetto High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.