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)
450354001010	61	Broome High	Public	9-12	381 Cherry Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6700	825	48	17.3	67.5%	564 (68.4%)	123 (14.9%)	91 (11.0%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	$13,381	$436	$188	$625	$9,683	$3,073	$12,756	64.9	43.4	122	61
450231000561	62	Blue Ridge High	Public	9-12	2151 Fews Chapel Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1800	1,066	63	16.8	50.4%	906 (85.0%)	40 (3.8%)	83 (7.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.6%)	$11,834	$920	$641	$1,561	$9,347	$926	$10,273	64.5	61.5	76	14
450081000084	63	Belton Honea Path High	Public	9-12	11000 Belton-Honea Path Highwa	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7382	1,097	61	18.1	66.8%	833 (75.9%)	143 (13.0%)	55 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.7%)	$10,529	$627	$462	$1,089	$7,993	$1,446	$9,439	64.3	65.1	61	2
450228001440	64	Waccamaw High	Public	9-12	2412 Kings River Road	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-9899	858	54	15.8	35.3%	642 (74.8%)	124 (14.5%)	45 (5.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	$12,040	$748	$718	$1,466	$9,088	$1,486	$10,574	63.9	72.7	44	20
450249000639	65	Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,719	97	17.7	60.0%	1,091 (63.5%)	148 (8.6%)	314 (18.3%)	48 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	104 (6.1%)	$12,563	$757	$986	$1,744	$9,450	$1,369	$10,819	63.8	65.7	59	6
450306000842	66	Walhalla High	Public	9-12	4701 North Highway 11	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4490	1,139	63	18	62.5%	870 (76.4%)	19 (1.7%)	203 (17.8%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.2%)	$11,816	$554	$478	$1,032	$9,447	$1,337	$10,784	63.7	71.6	47	19
450303000818	67	Mid-Carolina High	Public	9-12	377 Cy Schumpert Road	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-2134	723	42	17.2	60.0%	460 (63.6%)	148 (20.5%)	81 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$12,252	$662	$791	$1,453	$8,887	$1,913	$10,799	63.5	67.6	53	14
450201000007	68	Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,312	129	17.9	62.5%	713 (30.8%)	963 (41.7%)	371 (16.0%)	84 (3.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	173 (7.5%)	$10,538	$820	$712	$1,532	$7,460	$1,547	$9,006	63.3	64.9	63	5
450333000904	69	Pickens High	Public	9-12	150 Blue Flame Drive	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3600	1,376	84	16.3	66.4%	1,207 (87.7%)	31 (2.3%)	79 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.2%)	$10,632	$708	$601	$1,309	$8,029	$1,294	$9,323	62.6	40.6	128	59
450390101745	70	GREEN Upstate High School Greenville	Public, Charter	9-12	356 Bridgeway Boulevard	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 626-7403	257	21	12.5	26.5%	142 (55.3%)	25 (9.7%)	60 (23.3%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)								62.1			(n/a)

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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.