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)
450186000371	181	Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	247	24	10.2	100.0%	86 (34.8%)	123 (49.8%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	$20,811	$1,865	$1,266	$3,131	$15,012	$2,667	$17,680	22.6	48.1	109	72
450219000458	182	Lake City High	Public	9-12	652 North Matthews Road	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-3321	552	35	15.8	100.0%	75 (13.6%)	433 (78.4%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$17,322	$2,261	$2,300	$4,562	$9,776	$2,985	$12,761	22.1	8.1	222	40
450391600122	183	Denmark Olar High	Public	9-12	197 Viking Circle	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3307	183	20	9.1	100.0%	5 (2.7%)	177 (96.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								21.7	5.5	230	47
450390201065	184	Sumter High School	Public	9-12	2580 McCrays Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-4480	2,214	123	18	100.0%	582 (26.3%)	1,394 (63.0%)	139 (6.3%)	43 (1.9%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	44 (2.0%)	$10,307	$683	$694	$1,377	$7,786	$1,143	$8,930	21.5	13.3	207	23
450391400129	185	Williston-Elko High	Public	9-12	12233 Main Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell 48	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3110	198	16	12.3	61.6%	63 (31.8%)	125 (63.1%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								21.1	12.4	212	27
450207000413	186	Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	776	46	16.8	68.2%	331 (42.7%)	335 (43.2%)	73 (9.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.6%)	$15,964	$2,043	$1,104	$3,148	$10,557	$2,259	$12,817	21	20.8	183	3
450156000314	187	Cheraw High	Public	9-12	649 Chesterfield Highway	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 921-1000	616	45	13.6	100.0%	235 (38.1%)	330 (53.6%)	18 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$13,530	$913	$1,074	$1,987	$9,910	$1,634	$11,543	20.8	23.8	174	13
450390901758	188	Lowcountry Connection Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Old Trolley Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(843) 695-9305	697	27	25.8	58.0%	431 (61.8%)	145 (20.8%)	52 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.9%)								20.7	21.3	182	6
450391500327	189	Manning High	Public	9-12	2155 Paxville Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-4417	786	39	20.4	100.0%	195 (24.8%)	530 (67.4%)	36 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)								20.6	13.4	206	17
450144000250	190	Baptist Hill High	Public	6-12	5117 Baptist Hill Road	Hollywood	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-2276	508	54	9.4	100.0%	28 (5.5%)	368 (72.4%)	91 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$22,827	$1,979	$3,002	$4,981	$13,323	$4,523	$17,846	20.5	9.6	216	26

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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.

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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.