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)
450391901615	111	Coastal High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3710 Palmetto Pointe Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 788-9898	215	19	11.3	52.1%	140 (65.1%)	27 (12.6%)	29 (13.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)								47.8	56	86	25
450156000317	112	McBee High	Public	6-12	264 East Pine Avenue	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 335-8251	568	46	12.3	100.0%	394 (69.4%)	99 (17.4%)	55 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$12,474	$847	$945	$1,791	$8,780	$1,902	$10,682	47.6	52.7	96	16
450255000665	113	Lugoff-Elgin High	Public	9-12	1284 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3481	1,773	94	18.8	52.4%	1,032 (58.2%)	406 (22.9%)	197 (11.1%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	119 (6.7%)	$10,145	$703	$440	$1,143	$7,344	$1,658	$9,001	47.6	61.7	72	41
450306001357	114	West-Oak High	Public	9-12	130 Warrior Lane	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4530	798	48	16.6	69.5%	681 (85.3%)	23 (2.9%)	61 (7.6%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$13,405	$1,203	$489	$1,692	$9,961	$1,752	$11,713	47.5	54.6	88	26
450391900684	115	Horse Creek Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 Toolebeck Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 646-3506	1,308	103	12.6	0.2%	993 (75.9%)	203 (15.5%)	44 (3.4%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.5%)								47			(n/a)
450387001149	116	Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,764	106	16.6	52.0%	682 (38.7%)	728 (41.3%)	245 (13.9%)	22 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	79 (4.5%)	$13,016	$567	$1,199	$1,766	$9,847	$1,403	$11,250	46.6	52.6	98	18
450111000147	117	Beaufort High	Public, Magnet	9-12	84 Sea Island Parkway	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 302-2000	1,188	86	13.8	56.6%	486 (40.9%)	479 (40.3%)	134 (11.3%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.2%)	$14,950	$649	$1,167	$1,816	$10,761	$2,373	$13,134	46.5	51.6	103	14
450390901642	118	Midlands STEM Institute	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Crane Street	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 815-1524	247	18	13.8	98.8%	132 (53.4%)	100 (40.5%)	8 (3.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								46.2	52.9	95	23
450072001202	119	South Aiken High	Public	9-12	232 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2600	1,305	80	16.3	58.2%	637 (48.8%)	405 (31.0%)	149 (11.4%)	23 (1.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.4%)	$10,345	$673	$300	$974	$8,294	$1,077	$9,371	46	57.9	80	39
450117000178	120	Hanahan High	Public	9-12	6015 Murray Drive	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3710	1,048	64	16.3	51.2%	545 (52.0%)	119 (11.4%)	243 (23.2%)	46 (4.4%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.1%)	$12,274	$942	$671	$1,613	$9,135	$1,526	$10,661	45.2	56.8	82	38

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.