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)
450391200610	201	Hampton County High	Public	9-12	115 Airport Road Avenue	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3568	498	41	12.2	100.0%	151 (30.3%)	320 (64.3%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,489	$1,196	$1,163	$2,360	$8,998	$2,131	$11,129	16.6	20.3	188	13
450336000955	202	Lower Richland High	Public	9-12	2615 Lower Richland Boulevard	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 695-3000	1,244	80	15.5	100.0%	62 (5.0%)	1,028 (82.6%)	91 (7.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.6%)	$16,123	$846	$776	$1,622	$12,188	$2,313	$14,501	16.4	5.3	231	29
450150000285	203	Gaffney High	Public	9-12	149 Twin Lake Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2000	1,838	104	17.6	84.2%	1,008 (54.8%)	568 (30.9%)	198 (10.8%)	33 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (1.7%)	$13,821	$931	$1,661	$2,592	$9,514	$1,714	$11,229	16	17.2	198	5
450144000264	204	St. Johns High	Public	9-12	1518 Main Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-6200	387	31	12.4	100.0%	77 (19.9%)	169 (43.7%)	130 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$23,691	$2,483	$1,132	$3,616	$14,398	$5,677	$20,075	15.3	36.3	141	63
450192000380	205	Lake View High	Public	6-12	401 East Third Avenue	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3009	523	37	14.1	100.0%	268 (51.2%)	197 (37.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$12,022	$1,095	$1,249	$2,344	$8,301	$1,378	$9,679	14.9	25.4	170	35
450186000095	206	Darlington High	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Spring Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5140	1,054	73	14.4	100.0%	265 (25.1%)	623 (59.1%)	50 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.7%)	$14,864	$1,112	$1,220	$2,331	$10,815	$1,718	$12,533	14.5	23.7	176	30
450391000862	207	Edisto High	Public	9-12	500 R.M. Foster Drive	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-1553	677	42	15.9	100.0%	263 (38.8%)	348 (51.4%)	41 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$12,600	$1,056	$588	$1,644	$9,367	$1,589	$10,956	14.3	37.4	139	68
450144000265	208	RB Stall High	Public	9-12	3625 Ashley Phosphate Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2200	1,952	124	15.7	100.0%	172 (8.8%)	890 (45.6%)	812 (41.6%)	14 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (3.0%)	$13,998	$1,459	$1,197	$2,657	$8,633	$2,708	$11,342	14.3	20.7	184	24
450391000873	209	Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Public	9-12	601 Bruin Parkway	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-6180	1,073	60	18	100.0%	18 (1.7%)	986 (91.9%)	47 (4.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	$12,895	$1,282	$678	$1,960	$9,511	$1,425	$10,935	13.9	5.8	229	20
450192000385	210	Dillon High	Public	9-12	1730 Highway 301 North	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1230	869	52	16.7	100.0%	186 (21.4%)	570 (65.6%)	62 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.7%)	$10,511	$1,112	$1,079	$2,191	$7,120	$1,201	$8,320	13.7	13.2	208	2

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.