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)
450273000742	191	Brookland-Cayce High	Public	9-12	1300 State Street	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 791-5000	1,171	87	13.4	100.0%	363 (31.0%)	361 (30.8%)	348 (29.7%)	38 (3.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.8%)	$16,787	$858	$1,471	$2,329	$12,067	$2,391	$14,458	20.5	29.8	159	32
450303001285	192	Newberry High	Public	9-12	3113 Main Street	Newberry	29018	Orangeburg County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 321-2621	802	47	17	90.8%	166 (20.7%)	366 (45.6%)	232 (28.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$13,266	$746	$862	$1,608	$9,383	$2,275	$11,658	20.3	25.8	168	24
450346000982	193	Saluda High	Public	9-12	160 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3011	652	43	15.1	79.8%	222 (34.0%)	150 (23.0%)	257 (39.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$11,515	$1,142	$786	$1,929	$8,391	$1,196	$9,586	20.3	17.5	197	4
450336000949	194	Columbia High	Public	9-12	1701 Westchester Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8950	665	49	13.5	100.0%	25 (3.8%)	568 (85.4%)	34 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	$18,517	$848	$978	$1,826	$13,740	$2,951	$16,691	20.1	15.3	203	9
450156000318	195	Central High	Public	9-12	200 Zion Church Road	Pageland	29728	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 672-6115	644	43	14.9	100.0%	259 (40.2%)	252 (39.1%)	94 (14.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	$12,950	$963	$898	$1,860	$9,332	$1,757	$11,089	18.4	22.4	177	18
450144001328	196	Burke High	Public, Magnet	9-12	244 President Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 579-4815	352	59	5.9	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	329 (93.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$31,955	$2,688	$2,574	$5,262	$19,640	$7,053	$26,693	17.8	17.5	196
450072000057	197	Wagener-Sally High	Public	9-12	272 Main Street South	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 564-1100	265	25	10.8	100.0%	129 (48.7%)	103 (38.9%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)	$18,757	$1,739	$489	$2,227	$14,408	$2,122	$16,530	17.7	12.7	210	13
450258000691	198	Lancaster High	Public	9-12	625 Woodland Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-2001	1,463	81	18.1	86.4%	382 (26.1%)	724 (49.5%)	299 (20.4%)	12 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.9%)	$10,764	$955	$471	$1,425	$8,113	$1,226	$9,338	17.2	8	223	25
450231000562	199	Carolina Academy (High)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2725 Anderson Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-2300	1,047	57	18.5	100.0%	138 (13.2%)	317 (30.3%)	551 (52.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.3%)	$12,306	$972	$733	$1,706	$9,547	$1,054	$10,600	17.2	15.7	202	3
450279000752	200	Swansea High	Public	9-12	500 East First Street	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7007	683	49	13.9	100.0%	400 (58.6%)	145 (21.2%)	116 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$13,715	$779	$1,598	$2,377	$9,250	$2,088	$11,338	16.8	7	226	26

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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.

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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.