Best High Schools in South Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOCEP test scores by the South Carolina Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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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)
450231000572	151	Southside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6630 Frontage at White Horse R	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8700	1,041	66	15.8	100.0%	138 (13.3%)	565 (54.3%)	276 (26.5%)	20 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.7%)	$12,801	$929	$758	$1,687	$10,081	$1,033	$11,114	32.6	19.9	189	38
450339001606	152	Westwood High	Public, Magnet	9-12	180 Turkey Farm Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4049	1,684	94	17.9	65.8%	162 (9.6%)	1,295 (76.9%)	129 (7.7%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (4.8%)	$11,584	$308	$671	$979	$8,720	$1,884	$10,605	32.5	35	146	6
450153000300	153	Great Falls High	Public	6-12	409 Sunset Avenue	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 482-2210	386	33	11.6	77.7%	189 (49.0%)	159 (41.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.3%)	$16,469	$1,537	$1,431	$2,968	$10,763	$2,739	$13,502	32.4	29.1	162	9
450270000725	154	Pelion High	Public	9-12	600 Lydia Drive	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2200	727	60	12.1	65.3%	526 (72.4%)	31 (4.3%)	126 (17.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	$16,442	$804	$492	$1,296	$13,386	$1,759	$15,146	32.1	15.7	201	47
450117000177	155	Goose Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1137 Red Bank Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 553-5300	1,981	112	17.6	52.4%	560 (28.3%)	729 (36.8%)	501 (25.3%)	37 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	147 (7.4%)	$10,335	$424	$609	$1,033	$7,773	$1,528	$9,301	32	31.3	156	1
450125000187	156	Calhoun County High	Public	9-12	150 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 874-3071	423	32	13.2	99.3%	97 (22.9%)	277 (65.5%)	46 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,991	$2,360	$558	$2,917	$11,006	$2,068	$13,074	32	18.3	194	38
450210001392	157	Fairfield Central High	Public	9-12	836 US Highway 321 Bypass Sout	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-1441	662	59	11.2	100.0%	52 (7.9%)	579 (87.5%)	22 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,337	$1,936	$1,477	$3,412	$15,537	$3,388	$18,924	31.9	30.3	158	1
450375001092	158	Union County High	Public	9-12	1163 Lakeside Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 429-1750	1,069	50	21.3	100.0%	553 (51.7%)	379 (35.5%)	49 (4.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (7.6%)	$11,749	$575	$1,474	$2,048	$7,762	$1,939	$9,701	31.9	25.8	169	11
450108000132	159	Barnwell High	Public	9-12	474 Jackson Street	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell 45	No	No	No	No	(803) 541-1390	564	37	15.4	100.0%	221 (39.2%)	291 (51.6%)	24 (4.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.2%)	$14,532	$662	$1,773	$2,435	$10,294	$1,804	$12,098	31.2	33.2	150	9
450390901616	160	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	330 Pelham Road Suite 101A	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(855) 611-2830	3,985	170	23.4	83.8%	2,039 (51.2%)	1,269 (31.8%)	325 (8.2%)	12 (0.3%)	23 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	314 (7.9%)								31.2	31.5	155	5

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About our rankings:

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.