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)
450282001621	11	Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,102	87	12.6	31.7%	772 (70.1%)	176 (16.0%)	62 (5.6%)	35 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.8%)	$12,516	$521	$512	$1,032	$10,008	$1,475	$11,483	88.9	89.3	14	3
450390901650	12	Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	869	38	23.1	15.0%	627 (72.2%)	146 (16.8%)	64 (7.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.1%)								88.8	87.1	17	5
450390001156	13	Fort Mill High	Public	9-12	215 North Highway 21 Bypass	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-1900	2,041	136	15	19.2%	1,408 (69.0%)	196 (9.6%)	197 (9.7%)	141 (6.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (4.7%)	$10,243	$297	$327	$624	$8,165	$1,454	$9,619	87.5	91.1	11	2
450231000571	14	Riverside High	Public	9-12	794 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7800	1,816	93	19.4	34.5%	1,069 (58.9%)	217 (11.9%)	251 (13.8%)	182 (10.0%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (4.9%)	$10,540	$739	$566	$1,305	$8,414	$822	$9,235	87.1	84.6	19	5
450144000261	15	Wando High	Public	9-12	1000 Warrior Way	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 881-8200	2,593	143	18.1	18.0%	2,098 (80.9%)	231 (8.9%)	121 (4.7%)	63 (2.4%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.0%)	$12,370	$707	$677	$1,384	$8,732	$2,254	$10,986	86.8	88	16	1
450390101542	16	Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	463	31	14.9	26.6%	235 (50.8%)	104 (22.5%)	65 (14.0%)	34 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$10,727	$734	$300	$1,035	$7,388	$2,305	$9,693	86.6	89.3	13	3
450282001170	17	Chapin High	Public	9-12	300 Columbia Avenue	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5400	1,630	108	15	100.0%	1,321 (81.0%)	98 (6.0%)	107 (6.6%)	35 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (3.9%)	$12,608	$370	$401	$771	$10,217	$1,621	$11,838	85.6	88.8	15	2
450249000645	18	Aynor High	Public	9-12	201 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-7100	878	52	16.8	99.7%	705 (80.3%)	58 (6.6%)	76 (8.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$14,539	$828	$1,066	$1,894	$10,750	$1,895	$12,645	85.6	76.2	35	17
450390901715	19	Legion Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	505 University Drive	Rock Hill	29730	York County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 620-6040	602	28	21.5	3.7%	443 (73.6%)	76 (12.6%)	34 (5.6%)	14 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)								85.1	78	30	11
450390001718	20	Catawba Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1180 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5222	1,651	101	16.3	17.2%	1,146 (69.4%)	163 (9.9%)	160 (9.7%)	84 (5.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (5.6%)								85	90.9	12	8

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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.

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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.