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)
450072001708	1	Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	182	6	30.3	15.9%	128 (70.3%)	21 (11.5%)	11 (6.0%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)								97.8	98.1	1
450249001752	2	HCS Scholars Academy High	Public	9-12	642 Century Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 349-4117	131	13	10.4	26.7%	103 (78.6%)	4 (3.1%)	5 (3.8%)	14 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								97.7	98.1	2
450144000168	3	Academic Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5109-A West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 746-1300	719	43	16.7	11.7%	545 (75.8%)	21 (2.9%)	40 (5.6%)	69 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$17,063	$560	$631	$1,191	$11,425	$4,447	$15,872	97.2	98.1	3
450186000190	4	Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5050	334	23	14.5	100.0%	188 (56.3%)	98 (29.3%)	11 (3.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	$16,056	$1,368	$1,340	$2,708	$11,604	$1,744	$13,348	94.6	96.5	4
450390101688	5	Greer Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	138 West McElhaney Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 469-7571	510	31	16.5	1.8%	458 (89.8%)	12 (2.4%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$9,851	$1,182	$247	$1,430	$6,281	$2,140	$8,421	94	94.2	5
450390901687	6	Brashier Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1830 West Georgia Road Buildin	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 757-1800	461	28	16.7	7.4%	355 (77.0%)	25 (5.4%)	58 (12.6%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$10,461	$80	$32	$112	$7,341	$3,007	$10,348	93.6	93.5	8	2
450249001531	7	HCS Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2050 Highway 501 East HGTC	Conway	29528	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 349-3131	313	20	15.6	77.6%	126 (40.3%)	99 (31.6%)	57 (18.2%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	$14,653	$820	$1,374	$2,194	$10,878	$1,581	$12,459	92.7	91.2	10	3
450390100460	8	Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 Pleasantburg Drive #119	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	498	32	15.7	6.0%	291 (58.4%)	61 (12.2%)	77 (15.5%)	43 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$11,902	$469	$502	$972	$8,094	$2,837	$10,931	92	93.9	7	1
450144000083	9	Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,061	72	14.8	22.2%	731 (68.9%)	148 (13.9%)	82 (7.7%)	50 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.3%)	$16,269	$1,091	$976	$2,067	$10,639	$3,563	$14,202	91.9	91.7	9
450390901663	10	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	580 Faison Road	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 936-7128	651	23	27.9	3.2%	551 (84.6%)	36 (5.5%)	37 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)								91.8	94.2	6	4

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.