Powdersville High School | |
Streetaddress: | 145 Hood Road |
City: | Powdersville, South Carolina |
Country: | United States |
Type: | Public high school |
District: | Anderson County School District One |
Schedule: | 4x4 block schedule |
Principal: | Adam Lanford |
Ratio: | 19.21 |
Teaching Staff: | 52.00 (FTE) |
Ceeb: | 410913 |
Grades: | 9 - 12 |
Gender: | Co-educational |
Enrollment: | 999 (2022–2023)[1] |
Athletics: | Football, volleyball, tennis, cross country, track & field, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, golf, cheer, dance, fishing, swim, and wrestling |
Mascot: | The Patriot |
Nickname: | Powdersville Patriots |
Newspaper: | The Patriot Press |
Yearbook: | The Revolution |
Campus Type: | Suburban |
Colors: | Red, white, and blue |
Powdersville High School (PVHS) is a public high school in Powdersville, South Carolina, United States, a suburb of Greenville located in Anderson County. It is one of three high schools in Anderson School District One, and first opened in August 2011.[2]
Prior to the opening of PVHS, students who lived in the Powdersville area attended Wren High School. However, due to growth in the area, Anderson School District 1 voted in 2008 to build a high school for Powdersville. The school started with 265 students in grades 9 - 10.[3] In 2013 - 2014, PVHS enrollment was around 750 students in grades 9 - 12. In 2015 - 2016 school year, it enrolled around 840 students.
The school held its first graduation on May 30, 2014.
The marching band won a 1A state championship in 2012 and the 2A state championship in 2014 and 2016.[4]