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Palmetto High

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Palmetto High ranks 32 nd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 86% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Palmetto High is a public high school located in Williamston, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,086 students. The school is part of the Anderson 01 school district, which is ranked 3 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palmetto High consistently ranks among the top high schools in South Carolina, ranking as high as 32nd out of 235 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and Anderson 01 district averages. Palmetto High has also maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 94.1% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state and district averages. The school's dropout rate is also low, ranging from 0.5% to 2.4% in recent years, which is lower than the state and district averages.

Palmetto High's performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, white, English Language Learner, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students, is particularly noteworthy. The school's rankings within these subgroups are often in the top 30-60 out of all high schools in the state, indicating that the school is effectively serving students from diverse backgrounds. Palmetto High's relatively high per-student spending and low student-to-teacher ratio suggest that the school is well-resourced and able to provide a quality educational experience for its students. When compared to nearby schools, such as Wren High and Southside High, Palmetto High generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics.

1,086

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,480

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

804 North Hamilton Street
Williamston, SC 29697

(864) 847-7311

District: Anderson 01

Feeder schools for Palmetto High:

Elementary:	Cedar Grove Elementary
	Palmetto Elementary
	West Pelzer Elementary
Middle:	Palmetto Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Hispanic:

16.9%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (82% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of South Carolina high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg81%

South Carolina avg71%

32^nd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Anderson 01

3^rd of 75Anderson 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	32 of 235	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	54 of 235	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	66 of 237	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	60 of 226	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	55 of 227	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	53 of 225	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	80 of 216	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	66 of 223	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	52.0	87 of 231	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.2	106 of 232	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.1	66 of 210	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	82.6	26 of 203	87.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	36 of 202	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	57 of 199	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	69 of 199	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.8	21 of 188	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	40 of 185	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	68.3	49 of 191	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	59.3	93 of 191	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.2	69 of 187	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	7 of 139	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	12 of 145	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	40.6	82 of 141	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	46 of 139	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	34 of 143	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	23.2	112 of 137	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	8 of 69	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	8 of 71	88.7%	★★★★★
2023	35.8	46 of 68	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	34 of 225	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	64 of 225	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	72 of 223	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	56 of 220	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	51 of 213	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	59 of 213	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	86 of 210	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	113 of 153	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.4	28 of 157	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	96 of 156	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	30 of 121	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	64 of 121	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	63 of 119	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	63 of 108	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	72 of 93	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	47 of 86	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	48 of 80	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	19 of 226	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.7	35 of 229	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	61 of 226	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	36 of 220	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	21 of 213	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	63.1	37 of 217	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	80 of 214	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	35 of 224	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	48 of 228	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	67 of 229	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	59 of 224	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	60 of 215	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	49 of 218	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	83 of 213	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	57 of 196	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	79 of 196	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	86 of 197	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	81 of 192	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	81 of 189	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	84 of 191	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	103 of 185	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 296%+22 vs state

English 291%+5 vs state

English 178%+16 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution68%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
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%)	77.1	32^nd of 235 public high schools	86.4%		67.7	54^th of 235 public high schools	77.0%	22	96.3	77.6	68.1	91.2	$11,480	$818	$518	$1,335	$9,002	$1,143	$10,145
Career and Technology Center of Anderson 1 & 2	Public	9-12	702 Belton Highway	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-4121	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	85.8	17^th of 235 public high schools	92.8%		75.9	34^th of 235 public high schools	85.5%	17		77.8	76.3	95.3	$11,171	$699	$323	$1,022	$8,973	$1,176	$10,149
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	19.0		1,118 (52.0%)	596 (27.7%)	301 (14.0%)	15 (0.7%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (5.0%)	79.4	26^th of 235 public high schools	88.9%		76	33^rd of 235 public high schools	86.0%	7	90.4	78.5	73.6	93.2	$12,274	$763	$575	$1,337	$9,998	$939	$10,937
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%)	64.5	65^th of 235 public high schools	72.3%		65.5	59^th of 235 public high schools	74.9%	6	72.3	67.3	77.0	87.9	$11,896	$690	$874	$1,564	$8,590	$1,742	$10,332
Donaldson Career Center	Public	9-12	100 Vocational Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4650	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	93.6	5^th of 235 public high schools	97.9%		93.6	6^th of 235 public high schools	97.4%	1	94.4	96.9	96.8	100.0	$11,198	$1,367	$94	$1,461	$6,628	$3,110	$9,738
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%)	67.7	54^th of 235 public high schools	77.0%		64.3	63^rd of 235 public high schools	73.2%	9	77.6	90.7	64.6	92.6	$11,920	$999	$494	$1,493	$8,782	$1,645	$10,427
South Carolina Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 280-9806	391	11	37.2		245 (62.7%)	80 (20.5%)	45 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)								(n/a)
South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 202-6341	1,005	17	60.9		525 (52.2%)	295 (29.4%)	116 (11.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.5%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmetto High

What is the racial makeup of Palmetto High?

Students at Palmetto High are 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Palmetto High in?

Anderson 01

Is Palmetto High a good school?

Palmetto High ranks 32^nd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Palmetto High?

Palmetto High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cedar Grove Elementary
Elementary : Palmetto Elementary
Elementary : West Pelzer Elementary
Middle : Palmetto Middle

How many students attend Palmetto High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,086 students attended Palmetto High.

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