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)
450339001312	211	Richland Northeast High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7500 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2800	1,301	100	12.9	67.9%	127 (9.8%)	821 (63.1%)	274 (21.1%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.8%)	$14,008	$417	$711	$1,129	$10,607	$2,273	$12,880	13.3	27.6	165	46
450391000196	212	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	230	21	10.9	100.0%	39 (17.0%)	180 (78.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$18,644	$2,041	$1,055	$3,096	$13,913	$1,635	$15,548	13.2	12.4	211	1
450391001192	213	Lake Marion High School	Public	9-12	3656 Tee Vee Road	Santee	29142	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 854-9213	701	41	17.1	100.0%	65 (9.3%)	602 (85.9%)	17 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$15,472	$1,442	$884	$2,326	$11,297	$1,849	$13,145	12.2	7	227	14
450336000954	214	W.J. Keenan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	361 Pisgah Church Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 714-2500	719	54	13.4	100.0%	17 (2.4%)	645 (89.7%)	30 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$18,602	$534	$879	$1,413	$14,198	$2,991	$17,189	11.6	13.2	209	5
450300000804	215	McCormick High	Public	9-12	6981 SC Highway 28 South	Mc Cormick	29835	McCormick County	McCormick 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 443-0040	204	16	12.5	100.0%	29 (14.2%)	168 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$23,012	$1,373	$3,040	$4,413	$14,703	$3,897	$18,600	11.1	7.9	224	9
450267000559	216	Lee Central High	Public	9-12	1800 Wisacky Highway	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-4010	417	57	7.3	100.0%	21 (5.0%)	384 (92.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$15,273	$1,168	$694	$1,863	$10,404	$3,006	$13,410	9.9	10.6	214	2
450336000953	217	C. A. Johnson High	Public	9-12	2219 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 253-7092	369	33	11.1	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	346 (93.8%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$26,006	$1,270	$1,405	$2,674	$19,025	$4,306	$23,331	9.7	4.5	232	15
450391500323	218	Scott's Branch High	Public	9-12	9253 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2100	188	15	12.1	100.0%	6 (3.2%)	172 (91.5%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								9.2	15.8	200	18
450111000149	219	Battery Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Blue Dolphin Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5500	829	75	11.1	71.9%	176 (21.2%)	363 (43.8%)	231 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.9%)	$16,610	$661	$1,141	$1,802	$11,732	$3,075	$14,807	9.1	18.6	193	26
450075000064	220	Allendale Fairfax High	Public	9-12	3581 Allendale-Fairfax Highway	Fairfax	29827	Allendale County	Allendale 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 584-2311	294	24	12.2	100.0%	10 (3.4%)	272 (92.5%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,010	$3,187	$2,360	$5,547	$12,269	$3,194	$15,463	8.3	8.6	220

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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.

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.