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)
450144001655	41	Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	2731 Gordon Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	229	31	7.4	86.9%	63 (27.5%)	137 (59.8%)	19 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$17,303	$2,582	$352	$2,934	$10,983	$3,386	$14,369	73.4	61.6	74	33
450231000563	42	Eastside High	Public	9-12	1300 Brushy Creek Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2800	1,551	79	19.6	47.4%	897 (57.8%)	254 (16.4%)	284 (18.3%)	52 (3.4%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.7%)	$10,939	$790	$532	$1,322	$8,863	$753	$9,616	73.3	70.9	50	8
450231000566	43	Wade Hampton High	Public	9-12	100 Pine Knoll Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0100	1,831	97	18.9	56.6%	993 (54.2%)	349 (19.1%)	362 (19.8%)	53 (2.9%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	60 (3.3%)	$10,292	$845	$529	$1,374	$8,196	$721	$8,918	73	73.4	43
450144001505	44	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Public, Charter	6-12	1002 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 720-3085	547	50	10.9	65.3%	195 (35.6%)	286 (52.3%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$14,691	$1,078	$836	$1,914	$10,082	$2,696	$12,777	72.9	61.5	75	31
450258000689	45	Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,678	95	17.6	26.5%	1,052 (62.7%)	270 (16.1%)	210 (12.5%)	52 (3.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (5.1%)	$10,054	$524	$511	$1,035	$7,730	$1,289	$9,019	72.3	75.3	39	6
450231000568	46	J. L. Mann High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	160 Fairforest Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6300	2,076	112	18.6	47.7%	994 (47.9%)	613 (29.5%)	263 (12.7%)	117 (5.6%)	15 (0.7%)	8 (0.4%)	66 (3.2%)	$10,770	$916	$650	$1,566	$8,431	$773	$9,204	71.9	66.8	57	11
450390101685	47	Legacy Early College	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Woodside Avenue	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 248-0646	1,610	131	12.2	100.0%	53 (3.3%)	785 (48.8%)	657 (40.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (7.0%)	$12,470	$1,092	$1,359	$2,451	$8,524	$1,495	$10,019	71.8	79.3	27	20
450390101639	48	High Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6655 Pottery Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 316-9788	1,251	94	13.2	69.5%	812 (64.9%)	225 (18.0%)	114 (9.1%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.8%)	$10,995	$721	$854	$1,575	$6,791	$2,629	$9,420	71.5	60.6	77	29
450078001567	49	Powdersville High	Public	9-12	145 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 312-5641	999	52	19.2	43.4%	712 (71.3%)	102 (10.2%)	107 (10.7%)	31 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	$9,504	$489	$369	$858	$7,518	$1,129	$8,646	71.3	79.6	26	23
450201001508	50	Ashley Ridge High	Public	9-12	9800 Delemar Highway	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-4900	2,542	121	21	49.9%	1,472 (57.9%)	675 (26.6%)	212 (8.3%)	21 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (6.1%)	$9,900	$786	$710	$1,496	$7,111	$1,293	$8,404	71.1	74.3	40	10

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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.