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)
450144001168	31	James Island Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Ft. Johnson Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 762-2754	1,589	106	14.9	36.3%	1,152 (72.5%)	286 (18.0%)	84 (5.3%)	15 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.8%)	$14,988	$708	$1,880	$2,588	$8,857	$3,543	$12,400	77.5	73.9	41	10
450384001129	32	Clover High	Public	9-12	1625 Highway 55 East	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8200	2,685	172	15.6	35.0%	1,958 (72.9%)	308 (11.5%)	238 (8.9%)	44 (1.6%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (4.9%)	$13,332	$382	$479	$862	$10,458	$2,012	$12,471	76.9	80.7	25	7
450231000574	33	Woodmont High	Public	9-12	2831 West Georgia Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8600	2,189	112	19.6	61.7%	1,206 (55.1%)	611 (27.9%)	241 (11.0%)	20 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	101 (4.6%)	$10,449	$841	$485	$1,326	$8,294	$829	$9,124	76	71.5	48	15
450078000077	34	Wren High	Public	9-12	905 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5900	1,202	66	18.1	39.5%	942 (78.4%)	99 (8.2%)	83 (6.9%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.0%)	$9,765	$593	$341	$934	$7,792	$1,039	$8,831	75.9	70.6	51	17
450333000899	35	D. W. Daniel High	Public	9-12	140 Blue and Gold Boulevard	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2900	1,201	63	19	47.0%	905 (75.4%)	112 (9.3%)	83 (6.9%)	37 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.1%)	$10,020	$621	$525	$1,146	$7,662	$1,212	$8,874	75.4	73.5	42	7
450249000244	36	Carolina Forest High	Public	9-12	700 Gardner Lacy Road	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7997	3,059	157	19.5	57.8%	1,942 (63.5%)	372 (12.2%)	524 (17.1%)	63 (2.1%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (4.8%)	$11,330	$660	$1,072	$1,733	$8,283	$1,314	$9,598	75.4	78.6	29	7
450282000017	37	Dutch Fork High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3300	1,726	120	14.4	52.2%	772 (44.7%)	666 (38.6%)	89 (5.2%)	81 (4.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	113 (6.5%)	$13,181	$528	$517	$1,045	$10,605	$1,531	$12,136	74.8	76	36	1
450111001165	38	Bluffton High	Public	9-12	12 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8800	1,350	88	15.3	37.8%	507 (37.6%)	162 (12.0%)	614 (45.5%)	20 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.4%)	$13,365	$457	$1,029	$1,486	$9,818	$2,061	$11,879	74.6	79.2	28	10
450351001000	39	Boiling Springs High	Public	9-12	2251 Old Furnace Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-8465	2,671	135	19.8	59.8%	1,634 (61.2%)	464 (17.4%)	217 (8.1%)	115 (4.3%)	45 (1.7%)	5 (0.2%)	191 (7.2%)	$8,769	$318	$875	$1,193	$6,463	$1,112	$7,576	74	75.7	37	2
450111001666	40	May River High	Public	9-12	601 New Riverside Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 836-4900	1,601	107	15	25.7%	861 (53.8%)	167 (10.4%)	483 (30.2%)	19 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (3.9%)	$12,277	$424	$1,081	$1,505	$8,782	$1,991	$10,772	73.8	75.3	38	2

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.