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)
450240000604	71	Ninety Six High	Public	9-12	640 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-2911	474	29	16.4	59.3%	333 (70.3%)	97 (20.5%)	19 (4.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$11,635	$539	$1,623	$2,162	$7,702	$1,770	$9,473	61.9	65.5	60	11
450391000880	72	Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	316	23	13.5	100.0%	227 (71.8%)	74 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,488	$1,083	$751	$1,834	$9,439	$1,215	$10,654	60.8	20.5	185	113
450231000564	73	Greenville Senior High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Vardy Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5500	1,729	87	19.8	59.7%	766 (44.3%)	420 (24.3%)	478 (27.6%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.2%)	$10,942	$812	$624	$1,436	$8,694	$812	$9,506	60.7	61.6	73
450144000548	74	West Ashley High	Public	9-12	4060 West Wildcat Boulevard	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 573-1201	1,935	112	17.3	100.0%	896 (46.3%)	748 (38.7%)	159 (8.2%)	31 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	90 (4.7%)	$13,804	$911	$1,021	$1,933	$9,368	$2,503	$11,871	60.3	67.4	55	19
450117001523	75	Cane Bay High	Public	9-12	1624 State Road	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8786	2,158	121	17.7	27.7%	1,147 (53.2%)	495 (22.9%)	284 (13.2%)	55 (2.5%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	167 (7.7%)	$10,593	$561	$625	$1,186	$8,003	$1,404	$9,407	60.2	66.1	58	17
450339000975	76	Spring Valley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 Sparkleberry Lane	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3500	2,187	122	17.8	48.6%	496 (22.7%)	1,099 (50.3%)	316 (14.4%)	164 (7.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	107 (4.9%)	$11,898	$398	$608	$1,006	$9,068	$1,825	$10,892	60.1	65	62	14
450303000820	77	Whitmire Community School (High)	Public	6-12	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 694-2320	281	23	12.2	64.4%	193 (68.7%)	54 (19.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	$12,976	$509	$838	$1,346	$9,237	$2,393	$11,630	59.8	58.1	79	2
450390901513	78	South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,912	139	20.9	64.7%	1,578 (54.2%)	946 (32.5%)	231 (7.9%)	26 (0.9%)	18 (0.6%)	13 (0.4%)	100 (3.4%)								59.2	57.5	81	3
450201000402	79	Summerville High	Public	9-12	1101 Boone Hill Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-6460	3,308	162	20.3	59.3%	1,776 (53.7%)	913 (27.6%)	326 (9.9%)	19 (0.6%)	11 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	262 (7.9%)	$9,779	$706	$704	$1,410	$7,003	$1,367	$8,369	58.8	67.5	54	25
450336000950	80	Dreher High	Public	9-12	3319 Millwood Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 253-7000	1,150	78	14.7	100.0%	455 (39.6%)	530 (46.1%)	87 (7.6%)	15 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (5.1%)	$15,096	$803	$762	$1,565	$11,370	$2,160	$13,530	58.6	61.9	71	9

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.