Swansea High School

Swansea High School
Address
500 East First Street Swansea, South Carolina , Lexington County United States
Coordinates	33°44′11″N 81°05′39″W
Information
Type	Public, secondary
Motto	Ensuring Student Performance at the Highest Level
School district	Lexington County Schools Lexington School District 4
Principal	Marcia Seawright
Teaching staff	49.00 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	683 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	13.94
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Mascot	Tigers
Nickname	Swansea Tigers
Rival	Pelion High School
Newspaper	Tiger Times
Yearbook	Swansean
Website	www.lex4.org/shs

Swansea High School in Swansea, South Carolina is a public high school offering education for grades 10–12, serving the surrounding communities of Swansea, Gaston, and parts of Pelion. It derives its name from its location next to Swansea, South Carolina.

Feeder schools

The following elementary and middle schools feed into Swansea High School:

• Early Childhood Center (opened in 2011) (3K–5K)
• Sandhills Primary (1st–2nd grade)
• Sandhills Elementary (3rd–4th grade)
• Frances Mack Intermediate (5th-6th grade)
• Sandhills Middle (7th–8th Grade)
• Swansea High Freshmen Academy (9th graders only)

Athletics

Swansea's teams are known as the Tigers. Their main athletic rival is the Pelion High School Panthers.

State championships

• Basketball - Girls: 1995
• Football: 1960, 1974, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1994
• Wrestling: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2002

Notable Alumni

• Victor Riley, former NFL offensive lineman

External links

• High School Info
• Swansea High School Official Site