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)
450282000759	131	Irmo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6671 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-5000	1,307	108	12.1	100.0%	295 (22.6%)	748 (57.2%)	121 (9.3%)	54 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	77 (5.9%)	$14,454	$706	$769	$1,475	$11,009	$1,970	$12,979	40.5	29.4	160	29
450391000876	132	North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	257	23	11.1	100.0%	87 (33.9%)	149 (58.0%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$14,885	$1,259	$554	$1,814	$11,502	$1,570	$13,072	40.1	24.6	172	40
450270000582	133	White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,204	137	16	45.3%	1,190 (54.0%)	580 (26.3%)	289 (13.1%)	22 (1.0%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	112 (5.1%)	$12,315	$584	$414	$998	$9,960	$1,357	$11,317	40	39.6	136	3
450219001709	134	J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-12	319 Carlisle Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 374-8685	521	38	13.6	100.0%	221 (42.4%)	247 (47.4%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)								39.8	32.9	153	19
450117000174	135	Berkeley High	Public	9-12	406 West Main Street	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8800	1,776	86	20.6	50.3%	769 (43.3%)	694 (39.1%)	189 (10.6%)	15 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (5.9%)	$10,215	$418	$604	$1,022	$7,721	$1,472	$9,193	39.3	31.9	154	19
450216000450	136	Hannah Pamplico High	Public	9-12	2055 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 493-5781	307	29	10.7	72.3%	185 (60.3%)	94 (30.6%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$13,357	$377	$560	$937	$9,777	$2,643	$12,420	38.8	53.4	91	45
450387001150	137	Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,945	121	16	55.0%	829 (42.6%)	575 (29.6%)	331 (17.0%)	43 (2.2%)	49 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	115 (5.9%)	$12,900	$589	$1,185	$1,774	$9,680	$1,445	$11,125	38.2	40.1	132	5
450069000011	138	Abbeville High	Public	9-12	701 Washington Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5916	473	33	14.3	74.0%	219 (46.3%)	224 (47.4%)	14 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$13,001	$899	$576	$1,475	$9,819	$1,707	$11,526	38.1	52.6	97	41
450072000046	139	Aiken High	Public	9-12	449 Rutland Drive	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2500	1,195	77	15.5	100.0%	472 (39.5%)	545 (45.6%)	118 (9.9%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.2%)	$11,669	$1,061	$332	$1,393	$8,922	$1,355	$10,276	38	40.3	129	10
450117000176	140	Cross High	Public	7-12	1293 Old Highway 6	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8900	294	26	11.4	100.0%	63 (21.4%)	202 (68.7%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$20,459	$2,674	$1,065	$3,740	$14,771	$1,948	$16,719	37.4	20.4	187	47

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.