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)
450231000573	91	Travelers Rest High	Public	9-12	301 North Main Street	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0000	1,303	72	18.1	63.6%	960 (73.7%)	177 (13.6%)	112 (8.6%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (3.2%)	$11,065	$716	$590	$1,306	$8,876	$884	$9,759	52.8	47.9	111	20
450249000642	92	Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,711	95	18	65.1%	874 (51.1%)	484 (28.3%)	246 (14.4%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	92 (5.4%)	$12,814	$864	$1,109	$1,973	$9,318	$1,523	$10,841	52.2	53.3	93	1
450390901613	93	Lowcountry Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5139 Gibson Road	Meggett	29449	Charleston County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 889-5527	537	39	13.7	34.5%	421 (78.4%)	68 (12.7%)	38 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$28,140	$88	$29	$116	$16,848	$11,176	$28,024	51.9	45.7	117	24
450117001351	94	Stratford High	Public	9-12	951 Crowfield Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-4000	2,710	165	16.4	66.1%	1,071 (39.5%)	742 (27.4%)	572 (21.1%)	46 (1.7%)	12 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	265 (9.8%)	$10,324	$407	$582	$989	$7,948	$1,388	$9,336	51.7	51.3	104	10
450360001022	95	James F. Byrnes High	Public	9-12	150 East Main Street	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2355	2,315	124	18.7	57.8%	1,226 (53.0%)	512 (22.1%)	376 (16.2%)	44 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (6.7%)	$10,572	$558	$545	$1,103	$7,598	$1,871	$9,469	51.3	50.8	105	10
450387001004	96	South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,181	78	15.2	58.3%	355 (30.1%)	676 (57.2%)	78 (6.6%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.1%)	$14,543	$592	$1,368	$1,960	$10,948	$1,635	$12,583	50.8	52.3	101	5
450270000726	97	Gilbert High	Public	9-12	840 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1900	1,131	81	14	42.7%	836 (73.9%)	93 (8.2%)	154 (13.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.6%)	$14,743	$651	$403	$1,054	$12,163	$1,527	$13,690	50.8	48.8	108	11
450156000315	98	Chesterfield High	Public	9-12	401 North Page Street	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-2161	501	33	15.1	100.0%	319 (63.7%)	131 (26.1%)	24 (4.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$12,641	$834	$955	$1,788	$9,157	$1,696	$10,852	50.3	45.2	119	21
450111001550	99	Whale Branch Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	169 Detour Road	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 466-2700	450	46	9.6	100.0%	32 (7.1%)	362 (80.4%)	45 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$20,324	$1,429	$1,366	$2,795	$13,558	$3,971	$17,529	50.2	47.1	113	14
450366001052	100	Spartanburg High	Public	9-12	2250 E. Main Street	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4410	2,205	137	16	69.1%	666 (30.2%)	1,082 (49.1%)	288 (13.1%)	54 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	108 (4.9%)	$13,888	$781	$992	$1,773	$10,493	$1,622	$12,115	49.8	43.9	121	21

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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.
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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.