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)
450261000701	171	Laurens District 55 High	Public	9-12	5058 Highway 76 West	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	No	(864) 682-3151	1,554	107	14.5	100.0%	797 (51.3%)	434 (27.9%)	252 (16.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.1%)	$11,898	$857	$653	$1,510	$8,444	$1,945	$10,389	28.1	21.4	181	10
450234000593	172	Emerald High	Public	9-12	150 Bypass 225	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5730	812	57	14.2	100.0%	323 (39.8%)	324 (39.9%)	127 (15.6%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$14,071	$1,493	$751	$2,244	$10,214	$1,612	$11,827	28.1	28	163	9
450252001487	173	Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Public	6-12	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 489-8844	639	48	13.3	100.0%	46 (7.2%)	345 (54.0%)	245 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								27.4	18.2	195	22
450072000056	174	Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	469	35	13.4	66.5%	188 (40.1%)	161 (34.3%)	94 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)								27.2	21.9	180	6
450390101581	175	School Whitmore School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	501 Commerce Drive NE	Columbia	29223	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 476-6416	496	13	38.1	55.2%	369 (74.4%)	76 (15.3%)	33 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$7,817	$173	$386	$559	$5,255	$2,002	$7,258	26.8	35.1	145	30
450234000596	176	Greenwood High	Public	9-12	1816 Cokesbury Road	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5600	1,730	89	19.3	100.0%	661 (38.2%)	648 (37.5%)	327 (18.9%)	26 (1.5%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (3.2%)	$11,277	$887	$655	$1,543	$8,393	$1,341	$9,734	26.2	26.1	167	9
450000200445	177	Woodland High	Public	9-12	4128 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-5956	612	51	12.1	100.0%	243 (39.7%)	297 (48.5%)	33 (5.4%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$19,783	$836	$3,787	$4,623	$12,010	$3,150	$15,160	25.8	22.2	178	1
450228000554	178	Carvers Bay Early College and Career High	Public	9-12	13002 Choppee Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 545-5837	376	31	12.1	100.0%	102 (27.1%)	255 (67.8%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$17,662	$1,913	$1,304	$3,217	$12,093	$2,352	$14,445	25.6	16.8	199	21
450090000113	179	Westside High	Public	9-12	806 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5260	1,769	98	18	88.7%	727 (41.1%)	644 (36.4%)	265 (15.0%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.7%)	$10,350	$668	$451	$1,119	$7,577	$1,654	$9,231	24	30.4	157	22
450117000160	180	Timberland High	Public	9-12	1418 Gravel Hill Road	Saint Stephen	29479	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 567-8110	704	47	15	100.0%	340 (48.3%)	309 (43.9%)	24 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$13,742	$971	$843	$1,814	$10,347	$1,582	$11,928	22.7	20.5	186	6

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.