Baptist Hill High School

Baptist Hill High School is a public high school in Hollywood, South Carolina. It is part of the Charleston County School District. Most of its students are African American.[3] Bobcats are the school mascot.

Baptist Hill High School
Address
5117 Baptist Hill Road

Hollywood
,
South Carolina

United States
Coordinates32.7279°N 80.2619°W / 32.7279; -80.2619
Information
Other nameBaptist Hill Middle High School
TypePublic Middle High School
Established1948 (1948)
School districtCharleston County School District
NCES School ID450144000250[1]
PrincipalBrendan Glaze
Teaching staff45.00[1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment552[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.27[1]
Sports
[2]
MascotBobcat
Websitewww.ccsdschools.com/baptisthill

The school was built circa 1953 at a cost of approximately $250,000.[4][5] In 1954, Jet reported that a janitor at the school's new cement block building believed it was haunted by a student who drowned before receiving a diploma.[6] In 1977, the school was set on fire, causing $125,000 in damage.[7]

In 2017, the school's football team played for a state championship.[8][9]

The school district launched a cultural competency program to address much lower scores among African American and Hispanic students than white students at its largely segregated schools.[10]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Baptist Hill High (450144000250)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. "Baptist Hill Bobcats Sports". Baptist Hill High School Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. "Baptist Hill High School in Hollywood, SC". US News. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. "Savage-Glover among schools receiving building permits". The Item. November 20, 1952. p. 9.
  5. "Janitor calls new S.C. school haunted". Jet. January 21, 1954. p. 30.
  6. Company, Johnson Publishing (January 21, 1954). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  7. "Charlestonian charged in fires". The Greenville News. Associated Press. August 17, 1977. pp. 9–B.
  8. "A Reflection of The Lower State Football Champion Baptist Hill Bobcats". The Charleston Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Newsweek". Newsweek, Incorporated. August 14, 1954 – via Google Books.
  10. Stanford, Libby (21 July 2021). "CCSD creates initiative to better serve minority students as racial gaps persist". Post and Courier.
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