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)
450390101176	81	Fox Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	165 Shortcut Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 613-9435	691	41	17	9.1%	498 (72.1%)	109 (15.8%)	43 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	$9,914	$196	$235	$431	$7,171	$2,312	$9,483	58.1	50.5	106	25
450195000391	82	Latta High	Public	9-12	618 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-5751	406	24	16.9	73.4%	230 (56.7%)	130 (32.0%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$10,750	$687	$1,423	$2,110	$7,361	$1,280	$8,641	57.6	55	87	5
450336000952	83	A. C. Flora High	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7300	1,334	82	16.3	100.0%	631 (47.3%)	518 (38.8%)	102 (7.6%)	21 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.6%)	$14,496	$719	$767	$1,486	$10,949	$2,060	$13,009	57.3	53.9	90	7
450306000841	84	Seneca High	Public	9-12	100 Bobcat Ridge	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4460	1,022	58	17.6	69.6%	590 (57.7%)	199 (19.5%)	122 (11.9%)	9 (0.9%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.1%)	$12,433	$709	$520	$1,229	$9,579	$1,624	$11,204	57	52.1	102	18
450348000988	85	Chapman High	Public	9-12	1420 Compton Bridge Road	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-2836	1,068	77	13.8	54.2%	789 (73.9%)	102 (9.6%)	86 (8.1%)	35 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.2%)	$9,880	$389	$424	$813	$7,861	$1,205	$9,067	56.8	62.2	70	15
450111001350	86	Hilton Head Island High	Public	9-12	70 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4800	1,317	100	13.1	54.1%	522 (39.6%)	135 (10.3%)	612 (46.5%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.6%)	$13,642	$491	$913	$1,404	$10,041	$2,197	$12,238	56.5	62.3	69	17
450213000443	87	West Florence High	Public	9-12	221 North Beltline Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8472	1,879	101	18.6	59.9%	717 (38.2%)	843 (44.9%)	147 (7.8%)	36 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.1%)	$11,041	$502	$1,008	$1,510	$8,191	$1,340	$9,531	55.7	46.8	114	27
450249000640	88	Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3302 Robert Grissom Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 839-7148	1,595	90	17.8	58.6%	604 (37.9%)	359 (22.5%)	479 (30.0%)	38 (2.4%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (6.6%)	$12,669	$838	$1,251	$2,089	$9,106	$1,474	$10,579	54.6	53.3	92	4
450348000989	89	Landrum High	Public	9-12	18818 Asheville Highway	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 457-2606	568	51	11.1	42.6%	483 (85.0%)	19 (3.3%)	48 (8.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$12,369	$418	$361	$779	$9,766	$1,824	$11,590	54.5	62.7	68	21
450231000565	90	Greer High	Public	9-12	3000 East Gap Creek Drive	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5700	1,413	80	17.6	70.8%	636 (45.0%)	299 (21.2%)	394 (27.9%)	11 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.0%)	$12,020	$784	$695	$1,480	$9,594	$946	$10,541	54	46.2	115	25

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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:

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

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.