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)
450339000928	51	Blythewood High	Public	9-12	10901 Wilson Boulevard	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4090	2,094	133	15.7	39.2%	705 (33.7%)	1,052 (50.2%)	158 (7.5%)	56 (2.7%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	109 (5.2%)	$11,930	$400	$575	$976	$9,130	$1,824	$10,954	70.4	76.8	34	17
450231000567	52	Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3665 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3500	2,192	111	19.7	56.0%	1,188 (54.2%)	550 (25.1%)	322 (14.7%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	103 (4.7%)	$10,134	$695	$634	$1,329	$8,075	$731	$8,806	69.4	64.3	65	13
450249000641	53	Green Sea Floyds High	Public	6-12	4990 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-3131	679	54	12.5	100.0%	377 (55.5%)	212 (31.2%)	48 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.3%)	$17,480	$1,621	$1,248	$2,869	$12,707	$1,905	$14,612	68.4	58.9	78	25
450078000076	54	Palmetto High	Public	9-12	804 North Hamilton Street	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-7311	1,021	59	17.3	67.2%	781 (76.5%)	65 (6.4%)	139 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	$11,015	$607	$398	$1,005	$8,968	$1,042	$10,010	67.7	63.9	66	12
450087000094	55	Pendleton High	Public	9-12	7324 Highway 187	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2100	880	56	15.7	58.8%	652 (74.1%)	132 (15.0%)	43 (4.9%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	$13,736	$464	$1,041	$1,505	$9,309	$2,923	$12,232	66.9	77.8	32	23
450390101544	56	York Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1047 Golden Gate Court	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 324-4400	1,673	114	14.7	41.0%	1,203 (71.9%)	283 (16.9%)	78 (4.7%)	21 (1.3%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (4.6%)	$9,420	$853	$504	$1,357	$6,359	$1,704	$8,063	66.4	77.9	31	25
450117001681	57	Philip Simmons High	Public	9-12	3080 River Village Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2960	771	53	14.4	20.6%	522 (67.7%)	177 (23.0%)	37 (4.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$11,345	$517	$578	$1,095	$8,738	$1,512	$10,250	65.9	71	49	8
450357001015	58	Woodruff High	Public	9-12	710 Cross Anchor Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-7045	788	46	17.1	73.2%	524 (66.5%)	106 (13.5%)	99 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	$10,782	$644	$461	$1,105	$7,236	$2,442	$9,677	65.5	67.2	56	2
450090000108	59	T. L. Hanna High	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5110	1,910	104	18.3	52.9%	1,087 (56.9%)	514 (26.9%)	140 (7.3%)	54 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (5.9%)	$10,185	$496	$422	$918	$7,657	$1,610	$9,267	65.5	68.3	52	7
450351001001	60	Chesnee High	Public	9-12	795 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-7318	704	51	13.8	62.9%	576 (81.8%)	43 (6.1%)	35 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.4%)	$13,724	$650	$1,294	$1,944	$10,219	$1,560	$11,780	65.4	63.7	67	7

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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:

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

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.