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)
450213000442	121	Wilson High	Public	9-12	1411 Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8440	1,365	94	14.5	100.0%	214 (15.7%)	937 (68.6%)	58 (4.2%)	40 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (8.4%)	$13,063	$735	$1,161	$1,896	$9,571	$1,596	$11,167	44.9	40.2	130	9
450255000667	122	Camden High	Public	9-12	1022 Ehrenclou Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8930	1,124	67	16.7	70.7%	524 (46.6%)	440 (39.1%)	117 (10.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.5%)	$11,275	$913	$512	$1,425	$7,841	$2,008	$9,850	44	33.1	152	30
450252001770	123	Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Public	6-12	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 310-1898	557	34	16.3	99.5%	31 (5.6%)	202 (36.3%)	317 (56.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)								43.6	25	171	48
450213000440	124	South Florence High	Public	9-12	3200 South Irby Street	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8190	1,643	101	16.3	76.6%	634 (38.6%)	796 (48.4%)	103 (6.3%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (6.1%)	$11,161	$621	$889	$1,510	$8,300	$1,351	$9,651	43.2	34.6	147	23
450072000055	125	North Augusta High	Public	9-12	2000 Knobcone Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 442-6100	1,719	95	18	42.3%	821 (47.8%)	544 (31.6%)	250 (14.5%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (5.4%)	$9,686	$791	$282	$1,073	$7,547	$1,066	$8,613	43	53.2	94	31
450339000118	126	Ridge View High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2999	1,711	92	18.6	59.7%	136 (7.9%)	1,338 (78.2%)	121 (7.1%)	17 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	92 (5.4%)	$11,906	$433	$730	$1,163	$8,804	$1,939	$10,743	42.5	38.4	138	12
450390901520	127	School Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Executive Center Drive Sui	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 212-4712	6,263	221	28.3	50.3%	3,894 (62.2%)	1,369 (21.9%)	508 (8.1%)	49 (0.8%)	21 (0.3%)	6 (0.1%)	416 (6.6%)	$6,043	$45	$29	$74	$2,155	$3,814	$5,969	42.2	39.8	134	7
450390901590	128	Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	400 John Smith Road	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 784-2630	655	51	12.7	98.6%	107 (16.3%)	181 (27.6%)	350 (53.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)								42.2	49.5	107	21
450378001108	129	Hemingway High	Public	9-12	402 South Main Street	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9413	205	14	14.6	100.0%	16 (7.8%)	183 (89.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,531	$1,732	$2,720	$4,452	$7,660	$2,419	$10,079	41.5	22.2	179	50
450391500331	130	East Clarendon Middle-High	Public	6-12	1171 Pope Street	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2185	707	42	16.8	0.4%	515 (72.8%)	141 (19.9%)	46 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								41.4	45.5	118	12

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.