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)
450144001746	21	Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Public	9-12	1560 Mathis Ferry Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-6790	1,673	93	17.9	20.3%	1,378 (82.4%)	156 (9.3%)	62 (3.7%)	19 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.3%)								84.8	83.4	21
450390001103	22	Nation Ford High	Public	9-12	1400 AO Jones Boulevard	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0000	1,877	126	14.9	30.5%	1,020 (54.3%)	301 (16.0%)	306 (16.3%)	142 (7.6%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (5.3%)	$10,706	$298	$300	$597	$8,592	$1,517	$10,109	83.7	84.4	20	2
450249000900	23	St. James High	Public	9-12	10800 Highway 707	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5600	1,837	107	17.2	51.9%	1,393 (75.8%)	122 (6.6%)	189 (10.3%)	30 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	92 (5.0%)	$12,754	$731	$1,068	$1,799	$9,637	$1,318	$10,955	82.1	85.8	18	5
450231000569	24	Mauldin High	Public	9-12	701 East Butler Road	Mauldin	29662	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6500	2,314	123	18.8	42.7%	1,357 (58.6%)	506 (21.9%)	269 (11.6%)	79 (3.4%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.1%)	$10,317	$763	$519	$1,282	$8,222	$813	$9,035	80.2	83.2	22	2
450270001626	25	River Bluff High	Public	9-12	320 Corley Mill Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0700	2,197	137	16	18.9%	1,540 (70.1%)	245 (11.2%)	173 (7.9%)	140 (6.4%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	90 (4.1%)	$12,362	$507	$427	$934	$9,988	$1,441	$11,428	80.2	72.5	45	20
450270000724	26	Lexington High	Public	9-12	2463 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1300	2,410	172	14	17.3%	1,783 (74.0%)	267 (11.1%)	194 (8.0%)	69 (2.9%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	87 (3.6%)	$11,888	$674	$406	$1,080	$9,483	$1,324	$10,807	79.6	82.3	24	2
450069000012	27	Dixie High	Public	8-12	1 Haynes Street	Due West	29639	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-2186	507	32	15.8	60.7%	435 (85.8%)	48 (9.5%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,658	$560	$511	$1,070	$8,117	$1,471	$9,588	79.1	82.4	23	4
450249000644	28	North Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3750 Sea Mountain Highway	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6171	1,643	93	17.6	62.9%	1,000 (60.9%)	304 (18.5%)	191 (11.6%)	25 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (7.1%)	$12,105	$800	$1,000	$1,800	$8,932	$1,373	$10,305	78.5	77.6	33	5
450084000089	29	Crescent High	Public	9-12	9104 Highway 81 South	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6175	796	49	16.2	69.8%	625 (78.5%)	84 (10.6%)	50 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	$12,117	$1,168	$713	$1,881	$8,751	$1,485	$10,236	78.5	64.6	64	35
450390101617	30	Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 Boundary St	Beaufort	29449	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,271	88	14.4	21.6%	857 (67.4%)	160 (12.6%)	143 (11.3%)	23 (1.8%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.3%)	$8,881	$482	$264	$745	$6,210	$1,926	$8,135	77.6	71.7	46	16

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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.
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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.