Palmetto High School (South Carolina)

This article is about the high school in Williamston, South Carolina. For other uses, see Palmetto High School (disambiguation).

Palmetto High School
Address
804 N. Hamilton Street Williamston, South Carolina 29697 United States
Coordinates	34°37′54″N82°28′37″W / 34.631677°N 82.476884°W / 34.631677; -82.476884
Information
Type	Public
School district	Anderson School District One
Superintendent	Robbie Binnicker
CEEB code	412118
Principal	Robert A. Roach
Teaching staff	57.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	1,086 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.05 [1]
Color(s)	Red and grey
Athletics conference	AAA Region 2
Nickname	Mustang
Website	www.anderson1.org/Domain/971

Palmetto High School is a high school in Williamston, South Carolina, United States. It serves an average of about 900 students.

Academy

Ninth graders are placed in the Freshman Academy, separating them from the rest of the student body for their core classes. The Academy's courses include English II Honors, Biology Honors, A.P. Human Geography, and Geometry Honors.^{[ citation needed ]}

Athletics

Palmetto's athletic teams are known as the Mustangs. ^[2]

State championships

• Baseball: 1985, 1987 ^[3]
• Competitive Cheer: 2005, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023 ^{[4] [5]}
• Cross Country - Boys: 2000 ^[6]
• Cross Country - Girls: 2016 ^[7]
• Football: 1970 ^[8]
• Golf - Boys: 1990, 1992 ^[9]
• Softball: 2012 ^[10]

Notable alumni

• Derek Watson, former National Football League running back ^[11]

References

1. "Palmetto High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
2. "About Us / School Overview". www.anderson1.k12.sc.us. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
3. SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Baseball
4. "Upstate high school cheer team gets big welcome home after state championship win". November 21, 2023.
5. SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Competitive Cheer
6. SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Cross Country - Boys
7. SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Cross Country - Girls
8. SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Football
9. SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Golf - Boys
10. SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Softball
11. Since USC: Derek Watson. 247Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

External links

• Official website