Greenville County School District (GCSD) is a public school district in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is the largest school district in the state of South Carolina and, in 2021, the 44th largest in the US.
As of the 2019–2020 school year, the district, led by Superintendent Dr. W Burke Royster, served 76,964 students from Greenville; and some parts of Laurens and Spartanburg counties. Spread across 106 education centers, the district, in 2018, employed 4,908 certified teachers. GCSD had an operating budget of $592.639 million for the 2017–2018 school year. GCSD has 14 National Blue Ribbon Schools, 9 Newsweek's Best High Schools, 21 Carolina First Palmetto's Finest Schools, 48 Red Carpet Schools, and 29 National PTA Schools of Excellence.
The district includes the majority of Greenville County, though small portions are in other school districts. - Text list It also extends into a portion of Laurens County, where it includes that county's part of Fountain Inn. - Text list The district also extends into Spartanburg County, where it includes portions of Greer in that county. - Text list
History Early history At the end of World War II, Greenville County had 86 school districts. The smallest was a one-room school; the two largest, Parker and Greenville City, served two-thirds of the student population.
On August 23, 1951 the Greenville County Board of Education, chaired by J. B. League, established the School District of Greenville County and appointed nine trustees, with A. D. Asbury as chair. Dr. William F. Loggins was the first superintendent. An educational program of greater equality began to emerge, mainly by consolidating smaller schools.
Public schools desegregation In 1963, the local NAACP filed suit in the federal district court, for the children of A. J. Whittenberg and five other Black students to attend all-white schools. They were represented by Willie Smith and Matthew Perry, while the district was represented by its attorney E. P. (Ted) Riley. On April 14, after a federal judge gave the school board thirty days to reconsider, Superintendent Marion T. Anderson announced that fifty-five black students would be transferred to sixteen white schools in 1964.
Integration did not go smoothly and in May 1968 the state supreme court declared freedom of choice plans unacceptable. Opposition organizations were formed including Citizens for Freedom of Choice, Citizens to Prevent Busing, and Concerned Black Parents, chaired by H. L. Sullivan. In February 1970, most all-black schools were closed. 60% of the black and 10% of the white students were reassigned. 75% of the busing involved black students.
Educational structure GCSD students attend schools based primarily on the geographic location of their homes. Schools of a lower level 'feed into' a certain school of the next highest level, meaning that students leaving the lower level schools attend the higher level school. Exceptions to the feeder system are students wishing to enroll in the magnet schools programs offered in 12 schools, or those who participate in the International Baccalaureate, which is offered in its three levels at four clusters over the county. Parents of students may also request transfers out of their students' assigned schools for various reasons (such as to take classes unique to a particular school).
In the news In 2005, six Greenville County elementary schools and two middle schools were identified in a study released by the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) as reducing the achievement gap for at least one historically underachieving student group. Tanglewood Middle School shooting
Schools
Elementary schools The Greenville County School District has 51 elementary schools that serve its population of 75,000 students. Most of the schools serve grades kindergarten through 5th grade, however two schools, the Rudolph Gordon School and Sterling School Charles Townes Center for the Highly Gifted and Talented, serve kindergarten though 6th and kindergarten though 8th, respectively. +NameGradesEnrollmentPrincipalAddressA.J. Wittenberg ElementaryK4-5th487Cameron Brice420 Westfield Street Greenville, SC 29601Alexander ElementaryK4-5th492Dawn Hooker1601 Bramlett Road Greenville, SC 29611Armstrong ElementaryK4-5th434Jacqueline Harris-Solomon8601 White Horse Rd. Greenville, SC 29617Augusta Circle ElementaryK5-5th605Mimi Melehes100 Winyah Street Greenville 29605Bell's Crossing ElementaryK5-5th881Paul Crook804 Scuffletown Road Simpsonville, SC 29681Berea ElementaryK5-5th489Hunter McClure100 Berea Dr. Greenville, SC 29617Bethel ElementaryK5-5th914Nurit' Sexton111 Bethel School Rd Simpsonville, SC 29681Blythe AcademyK4-5th861Steven Sokohl100 Blythe Drive Greenville, SC 29605Brook Glenn ElementaryK4-5th428Jordan O'Toole2003 East Lee Rd. Taylors, SC 29687Brushy Creek ElementaryK4-5th812Charles T. Davis Jr.1344 Brushy Creek Rd. Taylors, SC 29687Bryson ElementaryK5-5th1052Andreya Boggs703 Bryson Dr. Simpsonville, SC 29681Buena Vista ElementaryK5-5th834David Burgess310 Batesville Rd. Greer, SC 29650Chandler Creek ElementaryK4-5th875Cassandra Davis301 Chandler Rd Greer, SC 29651Cherrydale ElementaryK4-5th634Debra R. Johnson302 Perry Rd. Greenville, SC 29609Crestview ElementaryK4-5th704David Langston509 American Legion Road Greer, SC 29651Duncan Chapel ElementaryK5-5th619Danielle Lee210 Duncan Chapel Rd. Greenville, SC 29617East North Street AcademyK4-5th674Dr. Jordan Hudson1720 E. North St. Greenville, SC 29607Ellen Woodside ElementaryK4-5th1067Shawn McCain9122 Augusta Rd. Pelzer, SC 29669Fork ShoalsK5-5th752Kim Reid916 McKelvey Rd. Pelzer, SC 29669Fountain Inn ElementaryK3-5th1039Jessica Preisig608 Fairview St. Fountain Inn, SC 29644Gateway ElementaryK4-5th657Jake Gambrell200 Hawkins Rd. Travelers Rest, SC 29690Greenbrier ElementaryK4-5th875Le'Keisha Brown853 Log Shoals Rd. Greenville, SC 29607Grove ElementaryK5-5th619Stephanie Reese1220 Old Grove Rd. Piedmont, SC 29673Heritage ElementaryK4-5th547Heather Hester1592 Geer Highway Travelers Rest, SC 29690Hollis AcademyK4-5th570Sofia Tsambounieris200 Goodrich Street Greenville, SC 29611Lake Forest ElementaryK4-5th822Julie Cooke16 Berkshire Avenue Greenville, SC 29615Mauldin ElementaryK4-5th1048Jennifer Dodds1194 Holland Road,, Simpsonville, SC 29681Mitchell Road ElementaryK4-5th569Morgan Warner4124 E. North St. Ext. Greenville, SC 29615Monarch ElementaryK4-5th874Mark Loach224 Five Forks Road Simpsonville, SC 29681Monaview ElementaryK4-5th590Stephen Hampton10 Monaview St. Greenville, SC 29617Mountain View ElementaryK4-5th815Jennifer Gibson6350 Mountain View Road Taylors, SC 29687Oakview ElementaryK5-5th887Dr. Phillip Reavis515 Godfrey Rd. Simpsonville, SC 29681Paris ElementaryK5-5th596Lakisha Cook32 East Belvue Road Taylors, SC 29687Pelham Road ElementaryK5-5th762Kristy Qualls100 All Star Way Greenville, SC 29615Plain ElementaryK5-5th974Deborah Mihalic506 Neely Ferry Road Simpsonville, SC 29680Reedy Laurel ElementaryK4-5thMatt Critell51 Isbell Lane Greenville, SC 29607Robert E. Cashion ElementaryK4-5th968Ryan Streetman1500 Fork Shoals Road Greenville, SC 29605Rudolph Gordon SchoolK5-6th1643Meredith Welch1507 Scuffletown Road Simpsonville, SC 29681Sara Collins ElementaryK5-5th913Dr. Melissa Burns1200 Parkins Mill Road Greenville, SC 29607Simpsonville ElementaryK5-5th798Holly Rollison200 Morton Avenue Simpsonville, SC 29681Skyland ElementaryK4-5th761Leah Stafford4221 Hwy. 14 North Greer, SC 29651Slater Marietta ElementaryK4-5th310Candice Stanton100 Baker Circle Marietta, SC 29661Sterling School Charles Townes Gifted CenterK3-8th753Dr. Josh Patterson99 John McCarroll Way Greenville, SC 29607Stone AcademyK5-5th536Suzanne Shouse115 Randall St Greenville, SC 29609Sue Cleveland ElementaryK5-5th546Jenni Dunagan375 Woodmont School Rd Piedmont, SC 29673Summit Drive ElementaryK5-5th581Jennifer Woody424 Summit Dr Greenville, SC 29609Taylors ElementaryK5-5th730Heather Dye809 Reid School Rd. Taylors, SC 29687Thomas E. Kerns ElementaryK5-5th550Ronda Simmons6650 Frontage at White Horse Rd Greenville, SC 29605-3300Tigerville ElementaryK4-5th270Amy Kern25 Tigerville Elem. School Rd. Taylors, SC 29687Welcome ElementaryK5-5th633Dr. Wallace Cobbs36 E. Welcome Rd Greenville, SC 29611Westcliffe ElementaryK4-5th283Beth Farmer105 Eastbourne Rd. Greenville, SC 29611Woodland ElementaryK5-5th1290Katrina Miller1730 Gibb Shoals Road, Greer, SC 29650
Middle schools +NameGradesEnrollment PrincipalAddressBeck International Academy6-8th847Dr. Donald Jones901 Woodruff Road Greenville, SC 29607Berea Middle6-8th763Brianna Falvey151 Berea Middle School Rd Greenville, SC 29617Blue Ridge Middle6-8th914Sandy Taylor2423 E. Tyger Bridge Rd. Greer, SC 29651Bryson Middle6-8th983Caroline Bohnenberger3657 South Industrial Dr. Simpsonville, SC 29681Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle6-8th930Jeremie Smith700 Millennium Blvd Greenville, SC 29607Greenville Middle Academy6-8th739Edgar Henson339 Lowndes Avenue Greenville, SC 29607 Greer Middle6-8th1037Stephanie Lackey3032 E. Gap Creek Rd. Greer, SC 29651Hillcrest Middle6-8th994William Price510 Garrison Rd. Simpsonville, SC 29681Hughes Academy6-8th997Adrian Mayes122 DeOyley Ave. Greenville, SC 29605Lakeview Middle6-8th730J. Towers Rice3801 Old Buncombe Road Greenville, SC 29617League Academy of Communication Arts6-8th788Dana Swartzel125 Twin Lake Dr. Greenville, SC 29609Mauldin Middle6-8th919Karen Greene1190 Holland Rd. Simpsonville, SC 29681Northwest Middle6-8th790Daniel Greene1606 Geer Hwy. Travelers Rest, SC 29690Northwood Middle6-8th825Brook Patterson710 Ike's Rd. Taylors, SC 29687Ralph Chandler Middle6-8th765Brandon Addy4231 Fork Shoals Road Simpsonville, SC 29680Riverside Middle6-8th1090Matt Keith615 Hammett Bridge Rd. Greer, SC 29650Sevier Middle6-8th648Dr. Graysen Walles1000 Piedmont Park Road Greenville, SC 29609 Tanglewood Middle6-8th651Leroy Platt44 Merriwoods Dr. Greenville, SC 29611Woodmont Middle6-8th901Kyle Pearson325 North Flat Rock Road Piedmont, SC 29673
High schools
NameGradesEnrollmentPrincipalAddressBerea High9-12th1275Mike Noel 201 Burdine Drive Greenville, SC 29617Blue Ridge High9-12th1071Ashley Wardlaw2151 Fews Chapel Rd. Greer, SC 29651Carolina High School & Academy9-12th980Jeremy Carrick2725 Anderson Rd. Greenville, SC 29611Eastside High9-12th1505Todd Stafford1300 Brushy Creek Rd. Taylors, SC 29687Fountain Inn High9-12th1608Stephanie Smith644 Quillen Avenue Fountain Inn, SC 29644Greenville Senior High School9-12th1735Dylan Hudson1 Vardry St. Greenville, SC 29601Greer High9-12th1427Andrew Baker3000 East Gap Creek Dr. Greer, SC 29651Hillcrest High9-12th1920April Reece3665 S. Industrial Dr. Simpsonville, SC 29681J.L. Mann Academy9-12th2019Barry Ledford160 Fairforest Way Greenville, SC 29607Mauldin High9-12th2119Mike Peake701 E. Butler Rd. Mauldin, SC 29662Riverside High9-12th1839Darah Huffman794 Hammett Bridge Road Greer, SC 29650Southside High9-12th1087Tatiana Shea6630 Frontage at White Horse Rd Greenville, SC 29605-3300Travelers Rest High9-12th1296Michelle Michael301 North Main St. Travelers Rest, SC 29690Wade Hampton High9-12th1788Justin Ludley100 Pine Knoll Dr. Greenville, SC 29609Woodmont High9-12th2184Melissa Patterson2831 West Georgia Road Piedmont, SC 29673
Career Centers The Greenville County School District offers four career centers to its students. Students in grades 9-12 can take elective classes at these schools in conjunction with their regular studies at the assigned high schools. Students completing courses at these career centers will be awarded with certain industry certificates. +NameTypeAdministratorAddressDonaldson Career CenterVocational CenterLeland Blankenship100 Vocational Dr. Greenville, SC 29605Enoree Career CenterVocational CenterGreg Cooke108 Scalybark Rd. Greenville, SC 29617Golden Strip Career Technology CenterVocational CenterTreva Lee1120 East Butler Rd. Greenville, SC 29607J. Harley Bonds Career CenterVocational CenterKelly Sanderson505 North Main St.