Summary:
The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area is home to 27 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 6 high schools, all part of the Horry 01 school district. The district is ranked 9th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Several schools in the Myrtle Beach area stand out as high-performing, including Ocean Bay Middle School, which is ranked 21st out of 320 middle schools in the state with a 5-star rating, and St. James Elementary School, ranked 51st out of 640 elementary schools with a 5-star rating. Additionally, the Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter is a high-performing public charter school, ranking 43rd out of 640 elementary schools with a 5-star rating.
While the Horry 01 district as a whole performs well compared to the state, there is significant variation in performance between individual schools. The district has an average 4-year high school graduation rate of 85.4% and a dropout rate of 2.3%, both on par with state averages. However, chronic absenteeism is a concern, with an average rate of 22.5% across all school levels. The schools also show a wide range in spending per student, from $8,273 at Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter to $19,250 at Bridgewater Academy Charter, and student-teacher ratios ranging from 7.3 to 25.5.
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