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Great Falls High

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Great Falls High ranks 149 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 37% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Great Falls High is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Chester 01 school district in South Carolina, with 377 students enrolled. The school has a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger and its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 105th to 168th out of 225-237 high schools in the state.

Great Falls High faces several challenges, including lower graduation rates compared to nearby Chester Senior High and Lewisville High, high chronic absenteeism rates, and generally lower performance on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has a very high percentage of students (over 85%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Great Falls High's academic outcomes lag behind, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve performance.

While Great Falls High and the other nearby schools in the Chester 01 district have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles, the schools show some differences in academic performance, with Lewisville High outperforming Great Falls High on several EOCEP exams. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates at Great Falls High could be a key focus area for improvement.

375

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,665

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 Sunset Avenue
Great Falls, SC 29055

(803) 482-2210

District: Chester 01

Feeder schools for Great Falls High:

Elementary:

Great Falls Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

African American:

40.3%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2016) to 37th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

180^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

149^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Chester 01

51^st of 75Chester 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	180 of 320	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	200 of 325	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	222 of 325	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	238 of 310	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	241 of 311	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	255 of 315	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	234 of 303	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	228 of 317	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.9	234 of 303	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	235 of 301	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.6	251 of 291	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	230 of 276	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	206 of 271	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	183 of 252	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.5	95 of 248	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	154 of 253	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	235 of 235	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	243 of 252	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	173 of 295	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	173 of 294	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	215 of 279	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	243 of 296	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	168 of 173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	132 of 307	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	144 of 307	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	166 of 313	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	204 of 300	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	224 of 288	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	235 of 289	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	215 of 280	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	173 of 296	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	189 of 294	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	221 of 303	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	251 of 292	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	224 of 279	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	243 of 296	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	219 of 284	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	153 of 257	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	209 of 255	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	181 of 260	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	178 of 244	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	216 of 258	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	216 of 250	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	149 of 235	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	153 of 235	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	162 of 237	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	117 of 226	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	105 of 227	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	157 of 216	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	113 of 223	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.0	105 of 231	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	20.8	191 of 232	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	139 of 210	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	118 of 203	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.0	92 of 202	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	25.8	152 of 199	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	152 of 199	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	63.5	71 of 188	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	83 of 185	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.3	147 of 191	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.5	142 of 191	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.1	123 of 187	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	112 of 194	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	97 of 194	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	140 of 225	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	142 of 225	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	117 of 223	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	107 of 220	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	104 of 213	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.9	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	135 of 210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	123 of 226	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	121 of 229	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	151 of 226	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	104 of 220	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	92 of 213	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	176 of 217	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	176 of 214	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	139 of 224	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	168 of 228	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	175 of 229	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	113 of 224	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	92 of 215	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	156 of 218	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	174 of 213	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	164 of 196	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	123 of 197	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	82 of 192	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	98 of 189	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.9	181 of 191	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	158 of 185	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-41 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 287%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 283%+9 vs state

English Language Arts53%-3 vs state

Science45%-3 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution39%-23 vs state

English 138%-24 vs state

Mathematics25%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Great Falls High	Public	6-12	409 Sunset Avenue	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 482-2210	375	35	10.7		152 (40.5%)	151 (40.3%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.6%)	35.8	149^th of 235 public high schools	36.6%		32.4	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%	4	49.1	54.5	56.0	31.5	12.8	30.0	45.3	83.1	37.7	38.6	86.8	$19,665	$1,514	$867	$2,380	$12,228	$5,057	$17,285
Lewisville High	Public	9-12	3971 Lewisville High School Ro	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5131	431	29	14.8		224 (52.0%)	138 (32.0%)	30 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.3%)	33.2	154^th of 235 public high schools	34.5%		48	109^th of 235 public high schools	53.6%	45								49.4	58.3	54.8	81.0	$15,907	$1,480	$789	$2,269	$10,835	$2,803	$13,638
Lancaster County School District Career Center	Public	9-12	625 Normandy Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 289-4885	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	625 Woodland Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-2001	1,390	88	15.8		348 (25.0%)	677 (48.7%)	303 (21.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.9%)	30.8	165^th of 235 public high schools	29.8%		17.2	198^th of 235 public high schools	15.7%	33								64.7	64.2	50.0	80.3	$12,645	$1,000	$283	$1,283	$9,255	$2,108	$11,363
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%)	59.9	77^th of 235 public high schools	67.2%		49.5	101^st of 235 public high schools	57.0%	24								69.8	68.5	66.7	88.1	$15,668	$363	$136	$499	$12,183	$2,986	$15,169
Chester Senior High	Public	9-12	1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 377-3161	699	50	13.9		195 (27.9%)	373 (53.4%)	89 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	31.9	160^th of 235 public high schools	31.9%		37.3	141^st of 235 public high schools	40.0%	19								81.1	50.8	43.7	79.8	$15,589	$1,253	$655	$1,908	$10,433	$3,248	$13,681
Chester County Career Center	Public	9-12	1324 J. A. Cochran Bypass	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 377-1991	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fairfield Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	790 US Highway 321 North	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-5506	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	54.3	91^st of 235 public high schools	61.3%		31.9	157^th of 235 public high schools	33.2%	66								74.2	64.1	55.2	90.7	$26,459	$3,620	$1,275	$4,895	$16,939	$4,625	$21,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Falls High

Is Great Falls High a good school?

Great Falls High ranks 149^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Great Falls High in?

Chester 01

How many students attend Great Falls High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Great Falls High.

What is the racial makeup of Great Falls High?

Students at Great Falls High are 41% White, 40% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Great Falls High?

Great Falls High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Great Falls Elementary

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