The school serves students living in Mount Pleasant and other suburban portions of eastern Charleston County.

Established in 1973, the school was re-built in 2004 to accommodate the town's rapid growth during the 1990s.

The school opened in 1973 shortly after desegregation was completed in Charleston County.

This is classified as the highest honor in the nation specifically for secondary school principals.

This arrangement continued until the 2014–2015 school year, for which both Laing and Jennie Moore moved into their new facilities a few miles away.