Best High Schools in South Carolina

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 235)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
450153000298	141	Chester Senior High	Public	9-12	1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 377-3161	741	47	15.7	100.0%	245 (33.1%)	401 (54.1%)	58 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	$17,621	$2,202	$4,226	$6,427	$9,177	$2,017	$11,194	37.3	40.2	131	10
450391600119	142	Bamberg-Ehrhardt High	Public	9-12	267 Red Raider Drive	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3030	354	29	12.2	100.0%	136 (38.4%)	199 (56.2%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								36.8	41.2	127	15
450072001323	143	Silver Bluff High	Public	9-12	64 DeSoto Drive	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 652-8100	789	45	17.5	76.2%	350 (44.4%)	298 (37.8%)	87 (11.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)	$11,551	$957	$362	$1,319	$9,050	$1,182	$10,232	36.8	33.2	151	8
450255001259	144	North Central High	Public	9-12	3000 Lockhart Road	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 432-9858	598	36	16.5	68.2%	374 (62.5%)	116 (19.4%)	71 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	$13,963	$841	$429	$1,270	$10,663	$2,030	$12,693	36.6	52.3	100	44
450186000370	145	Hartsville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Lewellyn Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 383-3130	1,125	80	14	100.0%	466 (41.4%)	463 (41.2%)	72 (6.4%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (10.2%)	$14,599	$886	$1,157	$2,043	$10,916	$1,640	$12,556	36.1	39.7	135	10
450150000283	146	Blacksburg High	Public	9-12	201 West Ramseur Drive	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2378	530	38	13.9	74.5%	422 (79.6%)	61 (11.5%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$15,397	$849	$1,526	$2,375	$11,215	$1,807	$13,022	35.9	19.1	192	46
450363001038	147	Dorman High	Public	9-12	1050 Cavalier Way	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 582-4347	3,925	218	17.9	72.8%	1,414 (36.0%)	1,256 (32.0%)	885 (22.5%)	132 (3.4%)	10 (0.3%)	5 (0.1%)	223 (5.7%)	$9,692	$188	$53	$240	$7,938	$1,514	$9,452	34.3	34.5	148	1
450276000748	148	Batesburg-Leesville High School	Public	9-12	600 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-9251	570	48	11.8	100.0%	270 (47.4%)	178 (31.2%)	96 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$15,362	$715	$531	$1,246	$11,785	$2,331	$14,116	34	27.3	166	18
450228000485	149	Georgetown High	Public	9-12	2500 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 546-8516	917	75	12.1	80.8%	356 (38.8%)	424 (46.2%)	125 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	$14,242	$1,134	$802	$1,936	$10,649	$1,657	$12,307	33	24.2	173	24
450249000643	150	Loris High	Public	9-12	301 Loris Lions Road	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 390-6800	864	51	16.9	69.3%	379 (43.9%)	346 (40.0%)	97 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.7%)	$16,012	$1,436	$1,205	$2,641	$11,447	$1,923	$13,371	32.9	36.9	140	10

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, EOCEP English 1, EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution, EOCEP English 2 test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Carolina Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Carolina Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.