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840 Main Street , Lexington County , South Carolina 29054 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°54′39″N81°23′25″W / 33.91075609°N 81.3904058°W |
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Type | Public |
Motto | Empowering 21st Century Learners |
School district | Lexington School District 1 |
Oversight | South Carolina Department of Education |
Superintendent | Greg Little. [1] |
CEEB code | 410825 |
Principal | David Dixon. [2] |
Teaching staff | 80.50 (FTE) [3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 1,131 (2023–2024) [3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.05 [3] |
Schedule | 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Campus type | Rural |
Color(s) | Red and black |
Athletics conference | Region V AAAA |
Mascot | The Indians |
Rival | Lexington high school wildcats |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Website | schools |
Gilbert High School is a public high school located in Gilbert, South Carolina that provides education for ninth through twelfth grade. It is one of five high schools that are a part of Lexington School District 1. [4]
As of 2023, the high school has achieved 100 years as an accredited school in South Carolina. [5] The school began operating in 1876 and received accreditation in 1923 with an enrollment of 52 students. [5] In the 1950s, they changed their mascot to the Indians, with red and black as their team colors, having originally been the Lions, with blue and gold as their colors. [5]
Principal: David Dixon
Gilbert won a Class A title in 1988 and 2A titles in 2006, 2008 and 2012, the last three under current coach Ashley Burnett.
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