Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology | |
Location: | 405 Chestnut Street Darlington, South Carolina |
District: | Darlington County School District |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 34.2925°N -79.869°W |
Principal: | Stephania Lenard |
Faculty: | 19.00 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 14.74 |
Enrollment: | 280 (2018–19)[1] |
Gender: | Coeducational |
Type: | Public |
Ceeb: | 410626 |
Grades: | 9 to 12 |
Accreditation: | AdvancED and South Carolina Department of Education |
Motto: | "Hard Work Pays Off" |
Mascot: | Phoenix |
Campus: | Suburban/Rural |
Yearbook: | Dimensions |
Newspaper: | The Phoenix |
Publication: | Bennu |
Footnotes: | [2] [3] |
Homepage: | Mayo High School for MST website |
Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology is a magnet high school located in Darlington, South Carolina. The school educates about 340 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Darlington County School District.
Mayo High School was built around 1950 as an African-American school. It was named for Dr. Amory Dwight Mayo, a minister and educator.[4]
At the order of a judge to become desegregated, Mayo was renovated and became a magnet school in 1996. It was named for Dr. Dwight Mayo, an educator.[5]
Mayo High School earned a silver medal in the U.S. News/School Matters Best High Schools rankings.[6] Their most recent award is being recognized as a Palmetto's Finest School.