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)
450391400126	161	Blackville-Hilda High	Public	9-12	76 Atkins Circle	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell 48	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5700	154	15	10.2	100.0%	18 (11.7%)	121 (78.6%)	10 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								31	41.8	125	36
450225000468	162	Johnsonville High	Public	9-12	237 Georgetown Highway	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2707	358	25	14.6	100.0%	228 (63.7%)	107 (29.9%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$12,894	$945	$1,003	$1,948	$9,416	$1,530	$10,946	30.8	33.8	149	13
450231000560	163	Berea High	Public	9-12	201 Burdine Drive	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1600	1,296	71	18.3	100.0%	208 (16.0%)	306 (23.6%)	714 (55.1%)	11 (0.8%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (3.6%)	$11,804	$885	$625	$1,510	$9,484	$810	$10,294	29.9	19.7	191	28
450390200217	164	Crestwood High	Public	9-12	2000 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-6200	1,117	49	23	100.0%	197 (17.6%)	800 (71.6%)	70 (6.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.8%)	$10,656	$919	$831	$1,750	$7,656	$1,250	$8,906	29.8	41.4	126	38
450273000741	165	Airport High	Public	9-12	1315 Boston Avenue	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5600	1,338	72	18.5	85.1%	505 (37.7%)	444 (33.2%)	311 (23.2%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.8%)	$12,767	$551	$1,256	$1,808	$9,035	$1,924	$10,959	29.6	35.6	144	21
450237000601	166	Ware Shoals High	Public	9-12	56 South Greenwood Avenue	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	No	(864) 456-7923	246	19	12.9	76.4%	166 (67.5%)	47 (19.1%)	18 (7.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$14,384	$708	$1,247	$1,955	$9,726	$2,703	$12,429	29.2	38.4	137	29
450072001198	167	Midland Valley High	Public	9-12	227 Mustang Drive	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7100	1,486	85	17.4	74.0%	685 (46.1%)	447 (30.1%)	282 (19.0%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.1%)	$10,461	$968	$319	$1,287	$8,017	$1,157	$9,174	29	39.9	133	34
450333000903	168	Liberty High	Public	9-12	124 Red Devil Drive	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2600	662	48	13.9	61.3%	559 (84.4%)	25 (3.8%)	48 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$13,169	$1,048	$621	$1,669	$9,937	$1,563	$11,500	29	47.7	112	56
450381001122	169	York Comprehensive High	Public	9-12	275 East Alexander Love Highwa	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-2336	1,525	88	17.4	57.8%	951 (62.4%)	291 (19.1%)	169 (11.1%)	14 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.1%)	$13,378	$803	$1,273	$2,076	$9,533	$1,768	$11,302	28.4	35.6	143	26
450144001330	170	Military Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2950 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7102	400	40	9.9	100.0%	9 (2.3%)	241 (60.3%)	142 (35.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$26,553	$1,922	$1,996	$3,918	$17,700	$4,935	$22,635	28.2	35.7	142	28

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.