Best High Schools in South Carolina

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1	HCS Scholars Academy High	Public	9-12	642 Century Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 349-4117	209	13	16.7		158 (75.6%)	9 (4.3%)	8 (3.8%)	21 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	$14,110	$154	$122	$276	$12,432	$1,402	$13,834	97.7	97.7	2	1		450249001752
2	Academic Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5109-A West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 746-1300	740	45	16.5		552 (74.6%)	24 (3.2%)	39 (5.3%)	78 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	$22,213	$2,724	$1,132	$3,856	$13,700	$4,656	$18,357	97.6	97.2	3	1		450144000168
3	Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	176	7	25.1		114 (64.8%)	23 (13.1%)	12 (6.8%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	$41,824	$2,717	$2,560	$5,277	$31,869	$4,678	$36,547	97.5	97.8	1	2		450072001708
4	Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-2650	309	23	13.4		167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	$16,889	$1,418	$1,168	$2,586	$12,148	$2,155	$14,303	95.1	94.6	4			450186000190
5	Brashier Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1830 West Georgia Road Buildin	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 757-1800	511	29	17.6		384 (75.1%)	22 (4.3%)	72 (14.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$11,198	$1,367	$94	$1,461	$6,628	$3,110	$9,738	93.6	93.6	6	1		450390901687
6	HCS Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2050 Highway 501 East HGTC	Conway	29528	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 349-3131	360	23	15.6		151 (41.9%)	101 (28.1%)	81 (22.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$14,777	$1,137	$665	$1,802	$11,289	$1,686	$12,975	93.2	92.7	7	1		450249001531
7	Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	935	38	24.9		667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316	93.1	88.8	12	5		450390901650
8	Greer Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	138 West McElhaney Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 469-7571	535	30	18		467 (87.3%)	13 (2.4%)	32 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$10,562	$289	$86	$375	$6,866	$3,321	$10,187	92.5	94	5	3		450390101688
9	Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 Pleasantburg Drive #119	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	530	33	16.2		314 (59.2%)	60 (11.3%)	81 (15.3%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$11,525	$286	$312	$599	$9,166	$1,760	$10,926	92	92	8	1		450390100460
10	Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,102	69	15.9		771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479	90.7	91.9	9	1		450144000083
11	Catawba Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1180 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5222	1,704	107	15.9		1,183 (69.4%)	160 (9.4%)	159 (9.3%)	98 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.9%)	$11,913	$280	$405	$684	$9,411	$1,818	$11,229	89.1	85	20	9		450390001718
12	Wando High	Public	9-12	1000 Warrior Way	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 881-8200	2,588	145	17.8		2,061 (79.6%)	252 (9.7%)	128 (4.9%)	67 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (3.0%)	$17,790	$3,027	$1,136	$4,163	$10,835	$2,792	$13,627	88.8	86.8	15	3		450144000261
13	Fort Mill High	Public	9-12	215 North Highway 21 Bypass	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-1900	2,115	135	15.6		1,443 (68.2%)	197 (9.3%)	226 (10.7%)	155 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.2%)	$12,542	$328	$349	$676	$9,631	$2,235	$11,866	88.3	87.5	13			450390001156
14	Chapin High	Public	9-12	300 Columbia Avenue	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5400	1,617	99	16.3		1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653	88.2	85.6	17	3		450282001170
15	Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Public	9-12	1560 Mathis Ferry Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-6790	1,757	101	17.3		1,439 (81.9%)	157 (8.9%)	84 (4.8%)	32 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.4%)	$17,746	$3,060	$1,143	$4,203	$10,662	$2,881	$13,543	87.4	84.8	21	6		450144001746
16	Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Robert Smalls Parkway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,472	98	15		974 (66.2%)	193 (13.1%)	175 (11.9%)	27 (1.8%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.1%)	$11,095	$589	$269	$858	$8,092	$2,145	$10,237	86.7	77.6	30	14		450390101617
17	Wren High	Public	9-12	905 Wren School Road	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5900	1,252	70	17.8		985 (78.7%)	101 (8.1%)	98 (7.8%)	19 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.8%)	$11,171	$699	$323	$1,022	$8,973	$1,176	$10,149	85.8	75.9	34	17		450078000077
18	Riverside High	Public	9-12	794 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7800	1,846	94	19.5		1,090 (59.0%)	225 (12.2%)	251 (13.6%)	191 (10.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.4%)	$11,971	$675	$537	$1,212	$9,863	$896	$10,759	85.4	87.1	14	4		450231000571
19	Blue Ridge High	Public	9-12	2151 Fews Chapel Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1800	1,062	58	18.4		871 (82.0%)	63 (5.9%)	91 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	$13,356	$867	$675	$1,542	$10,836	$978	$11,814	85.3	64.5	62	43		450231000561
20	Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1		771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	$13,711	$568	$472	$1,040	$10,975	$1,696	$12,671	83.2	88.9	11	9		450282001621
21	Atlantic Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5086 Bear Bluff Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 286-5990	502	16	31.3		370 (73.7%)	42 (8.4%)	49 (9.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	$9,591	$204	$559	$763	$3,695	$5,133	$8,828	83.2			(n/a)		450391901788
22	Dixie High	Public	7-12	1 Haynes Street	Due West	29639	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-2186	565	36	15.6		480 (85.0%)	51 (9.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$13,587	$502	$295	$797	$9,531	$3,259	$12,790	80.8	79.1	27	5		450069000012
23	Aynor High	Public	9-12	201 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-7100	901	50	18		697 (77.4%)	60 (6.7%)	91 (10.1%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.8%)	$16,259	$864	$480	$1,344	$12,453	$2,462	$14,915	80.8	85.6	18	5		450249000645
24	St. James High	Public	9-12	10800 Highway 707	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5600	1,826	104	17.5		1,337 (73.2%)	116 (6.4%)	231 (12.7%)	31 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (5.9%)	$13,791	$623	$434	$1,057	$11,003	$1,731	$12,733	80.8	82.1	23	1		450249000900
25	North Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3750 Sea Mountain Highway	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6171	1,673	91	18.3		1,001 (59.8%)	265 (15.8%)	257 (15.4%)	12 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	127 (7.6%)	$13,551	$651	$457	$1,108	$10,818	$1,626	$12,444	80.4	78.5	28	3		450249000644
26	Woodmont High	Public	9-12	2831 West Georgia Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8600	2,151	113	19		1,118 (52.0%)	596 (27.7%)	301 (14.0%)	15 (0.7%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (5.0%)	$12,274	$763	$575	$1,337	$9,998	$939	$10,937	79.4	76	33	7		450231000574
27	Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,905	118	16.1		1,153 (60.5%)	292 (15.3%)	266 (14.0%)	93 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.0%)	$10,826	$328	$171	$499	$8,482	$1,846	$10,327	78.5	72.3	45	18		450258000689
28	Legacy Early College	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Woodside Avenue	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 248-0646	1,592	112	14.2		39 (2.4%)	732 (46.0%)	721 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.2%)	$15,066	$1,534	$1,326	$2,860	$9,807	$2,399	$12,206	77.7	71.8	47	19		450390101685
29	Mauldin High	Public	9-12	701 East Butler Road	Mauldin	29662	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6500	2,133	110	19.3		1,131 (53.0%)	540 (25.3%)	285 (13.4%)	72 (3.4%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	95 (4.5%)	$11,831	$657	$533	$1,191	$9,752	$888	$10,640	77.5	80.2	24	5		450231000569
30	Lexington High	Public	9-12	2463 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1300	2,536	164	15.5		1,834 (72.3%)	303 (11.9%)	208 (8.2%)	84 (3.3%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	95 (3.7%)	$12,807	$711	$303	$1,013	$10,146	$1,647	$11,794	77.3	79.6	26	4		450270000724
31	Nation Ford High	Public	9-12	1400 AO Jones Boulevard	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0000	1,921	139	13.7		967 (50.3%)	297 (15.5%)	341 (17.8%)	185 (9.6%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	121 (6.3%)	$12,919	$355	$345	$700	$10,364	$1,854	$12,219	77.1	83.7	22	9		450390001103
32	Palmetto High	Public	9-12	804 North Hamilton Street	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-7311	1,086	59	18.3		787 (72.5%)	66 (6.1%)	183 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$11,480	$818	$518	$1,335	$9,002	$1,143	$10,145	77.1	67.7	54	22		450078000076
33	River Bluff High	Public	9-12	320 Corley Mill Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0700	2,117	131	16.1		1,422 (67.2%)	230 (10.9%)	188 (8.9%)	180 (8.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.2%)	$14,256	$557	$367	$924	$11,421	$1,911	$13,332	76.9	80.2	25	8		450270001626
34	Ashley Ridge High	Public	9-12	9800 Delemar Highway	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-4900	2,599	140	18.5		1,482 (57.0%)	630 (24.2%)	263 (10.1%)	34 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	183 (7.0%)	$10,510	$609	$727	$1,336	$7,883	$1,290	$9,174	76.4	71.1	50	16		450201001508
35	Clover High	Public	9-12	1625 Highway 55 East	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8200	2,713	180	15.1		1,908 (70.3%)	314 (11.6%)	268 (9.9%)	56 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (6.1%)	$14,524	$434	$479	$912	$11,517	$2,095	$13,612	76.3	76.9	32	3		450384001129
36	Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	507	35	14.4		236 (46.5%)	132 (26.0%)	67 (13.2%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	$10,156	$250	$284	$535	$6,830	$2,792	$9,621	76	86.6	16	20		450390101542
37	Eastside High	Public	9-12	1300 Brushy Creek Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2800	1,490	77	19.3		823 (55.2%)	214 (14.4%)	322 (21.6%)	58 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.4%)	$12,487	$711	$571	$1,282	$10,337	$867	$11,205	75.2	73.3	42	5		450231000563
38	Powdersville High	Public	9-12	145 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 312-5641	1,024	55	18.6		709 (69.2%)	92 (9.0%)	131 (12.8%)	40 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.0%)	$11,049	$685	$377	$1,062	$8,754	$1,233	$9,987	75.1	71.3	49	11		450078001567
39	Waccamaw High	Public	9-12	2412 Kings River Road	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-9899	808	54	14.9		609 (75.4%)	124 (15.3%)	43 (5.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$13,730	$706	$401	$1,106	$10,592	$2,032	$12,624	74.8	63.9	64	25		450228001440
40	Boiling Springs High	Public	9-12	2251 Old Furnace Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-8465	2,772	142	19.5		1,678 (60.5%)	513 (18.5%)	249 (9.0%)	114 (4.1%)	35 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	180 (6.5%)	$9,448	$392	$700	$1,091	$7,249	$1,108	$8,356	74.3	74	39	1		450351001000
41	James Island Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Fort Johnson Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 762-2754	1,612	106	15.2		1,175 (72.9%)	275 (17.1%)	92 (5.7%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)								73.7	77.5	31	10		450144001168
42	Landrum High	Public	9-12	18818 Asheville Highway	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 457-2606	526	41	12.7		441 (83.8%)	19 (3.6%)	46 (8.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$14,249	$592	$545	$1,137	$11,406	$1,706	$13,112	73.6	54.5	89	47		450348000989
43	Carolina Forest High	Public	9-12	700 Gardner Lacy Road	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7997	3,176	165	19.3		1,788 (56.3%)	437 (13.8%)	639 (20.1%)	72 (2.3%)	13 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	224 (7.1%)	$12,194	$659	$390	$1,049	$9,682	$1,464	$11,146	72.9	75.4	36	7		450249000244
44	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Public, Charter	6-12	1002 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 720-3085	573	48	11.9		210 (36.6%)	284 (49.6%)	54 (9.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$20,489	$1,309	$1,282	$2,592	$12,090	$5,808	$17,897	72	72.9	44			450144001505
45	Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	4542 Simms Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	250	27	9.2		38 (15.2%)	158 (63.2%)	40 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$25,011	$2,256	$15	$2,271	$14,880	$7,860	$22,740	71.6	73.4	41	4		450144001655
46	Wade Hampton High	Public	9-12	100 Pine Knoll Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0100	1,790	97	18.3		943 (52.7%)	313 (17.5%)	397 (22.2%)	46 (2.6%)	10 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	75 (4.2%)	$12,105	$736	$551	$1,288	$9,978	$840	$10,817	70.5	73	43	3		450231000566
47	Chesnee High	Public	9-12	795 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-7318	673	43	15.8		546 (81.1%)	41 (6.1%)	40 (5.9%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	$13,085	$584	$534	$1,117	$10,259	$1,709	$11,968	70.5	65.4	60	13		450351001001
48	Crescent High	Public	9-12	9104 Highway 81 South	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6175	819	46	17.8		631 (77.0%)	87 (10.6%)	58 (7.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)	$13,367	$781	$630	$1,411	$10,263	$1,693	$11,956	70.4	78.5	29	19		450084000089
49	D. W. Daniel High	Public	9-12	140 Blue and Gold Boulevard	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2900	1,222	72	17		905 (74.1%)	121 (9.9%)	74 (6.1%)	54 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	$11,554	$772	$437	$1,209	$8,979	$1,367	$10,346	69.7	75.4	35	14		450333000899
50	Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	317	22	14.2		228 (71.9%)	70 (22.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$15,767	$1,067	$1,401	$2,468	$11,467	$1,832	$13,299	69.1	60.8	72	22		450391000880
51	Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,720	95	18.1		1,051 (61.1%)	135 (7.8%)	373 (21.7%)	34 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (6.7%)	$14,081	$686	$426	$1,111	$11,278	$1,691	$12,969	69	63.8	65	14		450249000639
52	GREEN Upstate High School Greenville	Public, Charter	9-12	356 Bridgeway Boulevard	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 626-7403	390	34	11.4		191 (49.0%)	55 (14.1%)	102 (26.2%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	$10,600	$313	$82	$394	$7,355	$2,851	$10,206	68.1	62.1	70	18		450390101745
53	Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3665 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3500	1,894	99	19.1		951 (50.2%)	540 (28.5%)	298 (15.7%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (4.3%)	$11,920	$711	$563	$1,274	$9,745	$901	$10,645	67.8	69.4	52	1		450231000567
54	Belton Honea Path High	Public	9-12	11000 Belton-Honea Path Highwa	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7382	1,069	61	17.5		792 (74.1%)	153 (14.3%)	60 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	$11,920	$999	$494	$1,493	$8,782	$1,645	$10,427	67.7	64.3	63	9		450081000084
55	Dutch Fork High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3300	1,703	122	13.9		748 (43.9%)	639 (37.5%)	103 (6.0%)	84 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	118 (6.9%)	$14,365	$581	$439	$1,020	$11,565	$1,781	$13,345	67.5	74.8	37	18		450282000017
56	J. L. Mann High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	160 Fairforest Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6300	2,013	108	18.6		856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	$12,198	$810	$612	$1,422	$9,877	$899	$10,776	67	71.9	46	10		450231000568
57	Philip Simmons High	Public	9-12	3080 River Village Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2960	797	55	14.4		546 (68.5%)	170 (21.3%)	35 (4.4%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$14,622	$563	$824	$1,387	$10,936	$2,299	$13,235	66.6	65.9	57			450117001681
58	Lowcountry Montessori School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	749 Broad River Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 322-0577	408	29	14.2		287 (70.3%)	66 (16.2%)	37 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,504	$634	$123	$756	$8,236	$2,512	$10,748	66.4	48.8	103	45		450390101646
59	Fox Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	165 Shortcut Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 613-9435	672	43	15.8		476 (70.8%)	109 (16.2%)	50 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$9,211	$141	$63	$204	$8,344	$663	$9,007	66.1	58.1	81	22		450390101176
60	Green Sea Floyds High	Public	6-12	4990 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-3131	693	57	12.1		362 (52.2%)	204 (29.4%)	74 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	$19,841	$1,960	$780	$2,740	$14,567	$2,534	$17,101	65.9	68.4	53	7		450249000641
61	Pendleton High	Public	9-12	7324 Highway 187	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2100	924	58	15.9		678 (73.4%)	142 (15.4%)	41 (4.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.2%)	$14,224	$302	$943	$1,245	$10,187	$2,793	$12,980	65.4	66.9	55	6		450087000094
62	Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,344	135	17.3		694 (29.6%)	967 (41.3%)	410 (17.5%)	83 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (7.9%)	$11,548	$672	$732	$1,405	$8,723	$1,420	$10,144	65	63.3	68	6		450201000007
63	Mid-Carolina High	Public	9-12	377 Cy Schumpert Road	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-2134	681	45	15.2		442 (64.9%)	124 (18.2%)	78 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$14,560	$705	$938	$1,642	$10,461	$2,456	$12,917	64.8	63.5	67	4		450303000818
64	Blythewood High	Public	9-12	10901 Wilson Boulevard	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4090	2,164	140	15.4		666 (30.8%)	1,144 (52.9%)	178 (8.2%)	49 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	114 (5.3%)	$12,801	$816	$375	$1,191	$9,095	$2,516	$11,611	64.8	70.4	51	13		450339000928
65	T. L. Hanna High	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5110	1,899	104	18.2		1,048 (55.2%)	522 (27.5%)	152 (8.0%)	54 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (6.5%)	$11,896	$690	$874	$1,564	$8,590	$1,742	$10,332	64.5	65.5	59	6		450090000108
66	High Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6655 Pottery Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 316-9788	1,208	88	13.7		731 (60.5%)	264 (21.9%)	145 (12.0%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.4%)	$12,892	$199	$88	$287	$9,700	$2,905	$12,605	63.7	71.5	48	18		450390101639
67	Buford High	Public	9-12	4290 Tabernacle Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-7068	532	45	11.8		454 (85.3%)	38 (7.1%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$16,220	$416	$198	$614	$13,001	$2,605	$15,606	63.3	48.8	104	37		450258001261
68	Greenville Senior High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Vardy Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5500	1,730	98	17.5		738 (42.7%)	358 (20.7%)	552 (31.9%)	18 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.6%)	$12,198	$707	$562	$1,268	$10,049	$881	$10,930	63.1	60.7	73	5		450231000564
69	Bluffton High	Public	9-12	12 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8800	1,375	92	14.9		475 (34.5%)	168 (12.2%)	661 (48.1%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	$14,631	$529	$329	$858	$11,321	$2,452	$13,773	63	74.6	38	31		450111001165
70	Pickens High	Public	9-12	150 Blue Flame Drive	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3600	1,226	84	14.5		1,060 (86.5%)	27 (2.2%)	90 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.8%)	$12,415	$989	$476	$1,465	$9,553	$1,397	$10,949	62.7	62.6	69	1		450333000904
71	Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Public, Charter	9-12	826 West Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-6600	195	13	15		167 (85.6%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$17,355	$1,001	$161	$1,162	$10,296	$5,897	$16,193	62.2	48	108	37		450249001595
72	Whitmire Community School (High)	Public	6-12	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 694-2320	264	23	11.5		179 (67.8%)	47 (17.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$19,989	$876	$1,478	$2,354	$14,811	$2,824	$17,635	62.1	59.8	77	5		450303000820
73	Hemingway High	Public	9-12	402 South Main Street	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9413	189	17	11.1		12 (6.3%)	171 (90.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$24,748	$3,220	$2,553	$5,773	$15,875	$3,101	$18,975	61.7	41.5	129	56		450378001108
74	Woodruff High	Public	9-12	710 Cross Anchor Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-7045	844	49	17.3		499 (59.1%)	124 (14.7%)	144 (17.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.5%)	$13,021	$798	$672	$1,469	$9,437	$2,115	$11,552	61.6	65.5	58	16		450357001015
75	West Ashley High	Public	9-12	4060 West Wildcat Boulevard	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 573-1201	2,069	126	16.4		947 (45.8%)	722 (34.9%)	223 (10.8%)	35 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.5%)	131 (6.3%)	$18,411	$3,288	$1,714	$5,002	$10,600	$2,810	$13,410	60.6	60.3	74	1		450144000548
76	Ninety Six High School	Public	9-12	640 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-2911	423	30	14.2		299 (70.7%)	88 (20.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$13,763	$774	$1,323	$2,097	$9,281	$2,385	$11,666	60.5	61.9	71	5		450240000604
77	Andrew Jackson High	Public	9-12	6925 Kershaw-Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-2381	557	49	11.4		375 (67.3%)	127 (22.8%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$15,668	$363	$136	$499	$12,183	$2,986	$15,169	59.9	49.5	101	24		450258000688
78	York Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1047 Golden Gate Court	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 324-4400	1,672	107	15.6		1,168 (69.9%)	290 (17.3%)	78 (4.7%)	22 (1.3%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (6.1%)	$11,308	$1,138	$345	$1,483	$7,954	$1,871	$9,825	59.8	66.4	56	22		450390101544
79	Walhalla High	Public	9-12	4701 North Highway 11	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4490	1,118	66	16.9		857 (76.7%)	15 (1.3%)	209 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	$13,969	$557	$388	$945	$10,522	$2,501	$13,023	59.7	63.7	66	13		450306000842
80	Dreher High	Public	9-12	3319 Millwood Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 253-7000	1,144	78	14.7		387 (33.8%)	560 (49.0%)	103 (9.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.2%)	$18,263	$1,246	$1,102	$2,347	$13,403	$2,512	$15,916	59.5	58.6	80			450336000950
81	Travelers Rest High	Public	9-12	301 North Main Street	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0000	1,277	67	19.2		912 (71.4%)	177 (13.9%)	131 (10.3%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.4%)	$12,589	$686	$598	$1,284	$10,306	$998	$11,305	58.8	52.8	91	10		450231000573
82	Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,724	97	17.7		847 (49.1%)	489 (28.4%)	270 (15.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.9%)	$13,969	$746	$440	$1,185	$10,926	$1,857	$12,784	58.4	52.2	92	10		450249000642
83	Gilbert High	Public	9-12	840 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1900	1,138	78	14.6		830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966	56.9	50.8	97	14		450270000726
84	James F. Byrnes High	Public	9-12	150 East Main Street	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2355	2,391	125	19.1		1,215 (50.8%)	520 (21.7%)	434 (18.2%)	56 (2.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (6.9%)	$11,324	$487	$539	$1,025	$8,700	$1,599	$10,298	56.7	51.3	95	11		450360001022
85	Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,822	107	17		671 (36.8%)	762 (41.8%)	263 (14.4%)	26 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	89 (4.9%)	$14,534	$701	$807	$1,508	$11,442	$1,584	$13,026	56.6	46.6	116	31		450387001149
86	Riverwalk Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5750 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 327-8400	755	62	12		567 (75.1%)	73 (9.7%)	60 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$12,370	$1,183	$369	$1,552	$8,117	$2,701	$10,818	56.1	49.4	102	16		450390101645
87	Seneca High	Public	9-12	100 Bobcat Ridge	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4460	1,051	58	18		613 (58.3%)	212 (20.2%)	131 (12.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	$13,752	$574	$339	$913	$10,512	$2,327	$12,839	55.6	57	84	3		450306000841
88	Cane Bay High	Public	9-12	1624 State Road	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8786	2,412	137	17.6		1,266 (52.5%)	536 (22.2%)	322 (13.3%)	52 (2.2%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	228 (9.5%)	$12,494	$488	$708	$1,197	$9,524	$1,774	$11,297	55	60.2	75	13		450117001523
89	North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563	54.5	40.1	132	43		450391000876
90	Hilton Head Island High	Public	9-12	70 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4800	1,265	96	13.1		487 (38.5%)	149 (11.8%)	572 (45.2%)	19 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	$15,480	$592	$265	$857	$12,102	$2,520	$14,623	54.4	56.5	86	4		450111001350
91	Fairfield Central High	Public	9-12	836 US Highway 321 Bypass Sout	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-1441	619	53	11.6		49 (7.9%)	534 (86.3%)	24 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$26,459	$3,620	$1,275	$4,895	$16,939	$4,625	$21,564	54.3	31.9	157	66		450210001392
92	Greer High	Public	9-12	3000 East Gap Creek Drive	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5700	1,397	78	17.8		612 (43.8%)	302 (21.6%)	413 (29.6%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.9%)	$13,104	$766	$638	$1,403	$10,660	$1,041	$11,701	54.2	54	90	2		450231000565
93	Broome High	Public	9-12	381 Cherry Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6700	865	49	17.7		551 (63.7%)	142 (16.4%)	112 (12.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	$14,045	$400	$929	$1,328	$10,015	$2,701	$12,716	54	64.9	61	32		450354001010
94	American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724	1,979	157	12.6		1,305 (65.9%)	271 (13.7%)	189 (9.6%)	88 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.0%)	$11,553		$157	$157	$5,086	$6,310	$11,396	53.9			(n/a)		450390901782
95	Orangeburg High School for Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	130 Howard Hill Drive	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 535-1693	492	26	18.9		4 (0.8%)	460 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,899	$1,461	$429	$1,889	$7,424	$3,586	$11,010	53.7	48.7	105	10		450391901604
96	Beaufort High	Public, Magnet	9-12	84 Sea Island Parkway	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-2000	1,104	83	13.3		474 (42.9%)	433 (39.2%)	123 (11.1%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	$16,248	$838	$374	$1,212	$12,323	$2,713	$15,036	53.6	46.5	117	21		450111000147
97	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	198	21	9.6		139 (70.2%)	24 (12.1%)	19 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	$14,745	$831	$69	$899	$7,316	$6,530	$13,846	53.4	47.8	111	14		450391901615
98	Hannah Pamplico High School	Public	9-12	2055 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 493-5781	332	27	12.5		186 (56.0%)	112 (33.7%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$16,665	$600	$589	$1,190	$12,068	$3,407	$15,475	53.2	38.8	136	38		450216000450
99	West Florence High	Public	9-12	221 North Beltline Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8472	1,827	106	17.3		677 (37.1%)	802 (43.9%)	158 (8.6%)	45 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.9%)	$11,418	$408	$781	$1,189	$8,506	$1,722	$10,228	53.1	55.7	87	12		450213000443
100	Lugoff-Elgin High	Public	9-12	1284 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3481	1,759	98	18		977 (55.5%)	449 (25.5%)	197 (11.2%)	12 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	115 (6.5%)	$10,583	$560	$590	$1,150	$7,996	$1,437	$9,433	52.8	47.6	113	13		450255000665

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