Greenwood High School (South Carolina)

Greenwood High School
Address
1816 Cokesbury Road Greenwood, South Carolina 29649 United States
Coordinates	34°13′51″N82°10′32″W / 34.2309547°N 82.1756774°W / 34.2309547; -82.1756774
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Kathryn Benjamin
Staff	94.56 (FTE) [1]
Number of students	1,751 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.52 [1]
Color(s)	Gold, black and white     [2]
Mascot	Eagle [2]
Website	ghs.gwd50.org

Greenwood High School is located in the city of Greenwood, South Carolina. The school has approximately 1,600 students and is one of two high schools in the Greenwood County School District 50. The principal is Kathryn Benjamin. The school's mascot is the Eagle.

Campus

In the summer of 2008, Greenwood High began renovations to the campus. A new wing of classrooms was added, which has been completed and is now known as the "H-Building," and the library was extended. The school also has a new office section, added in a press box, and fixed up the home bleachers.

In the summer of 2020, the Greenwood Performing Arts Auditorium was completed on Greenwood High School’s campus.

Sports

Greenwood High School competes in SCHSL Class AAAA Region I with teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Robert Brooks – former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver
• Tomiko Brown-Nagin – Legal historian and professor at Harvard Law School and Harvard University ^[4]
• Ben Coates – former All-Pro tight end for the New England Patriots
• Ernest Dye – former NFL offensive lineman
• Armanti Edwards – former quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and former wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. Led the Mountaineers to two NCAA Division I Football Championships (Division 1-AA/FCS) in 2006 and 2007.
• Ben Martin – Golfer on the PGA Tour
• Will McCants – Author, Noted scholar for Brooking Institute
• Sam Montgomery – former NFL defensive end
• Josh Norman – Cornerback and Pro Bowler for the Washington Redskins
• Marrio Norman – Arena Football League defensive back
• Kelcy Quarles – former NFL defensive tackle
• D. J. Swearinger – Safety for the Washington Redskins
• John Terry – former Canadian Football League All-Star offensive tackle
• Harvey White – former American Football League quarterback

References

1. "Greenwood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
2. "Greenwood High School". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
3. "Greenwood Athletics". Greenwood Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
4. Ligon Jr., George. "Dr. Tomiko Brown-Nagin: Social Reform and the Law". Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.