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White Knoll High

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White Knoll High ranks 152 nd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 35% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

White Knoll High is a public high school in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 2,031 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lexington 01 school district, which is ranked 18 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, White Knoll High's performance has declined, dropping from a statewide ranking of 65th out of 231 high schools in 2015-2016 to 152nd out of 235 high schools in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also dropped from 4 stars to 2 stars during this period. The school's test scores on End-of-Course Exams (EOCEP) are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra 1, Biology, and U.S. History. Additionally, White Knoll High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 36.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other high schools in the Lexington 01 district, such as River Bluff High and Lexington High, White Knoll High performs significantly worse across various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and student group performance. However, the nearby Gray Collegiate Academy, a charter school, consistently outperforms White Knoll High and other public schools in the region, with exceptional test scores and a high statewide ranking.

2,025

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,070

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5643 Platt Springs Road
Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 821-5200

District: Lexington 01

Feeder schools for White Knoll High:

Elementary:	Carolina Springs Elementary
	Red Bank Elementary
	Saxe Gotha Elementary
	White Knoll Elementary
Middle:	Carolina Springs Middle
	White Knoll Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

African American:

27.4%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (62% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (82% vs 87%)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg76%

South Carolina avg71%

152^nd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Lexington 01

18^th of 75Lexington 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	34.3	152 of 235	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	133 of 235	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	136 of 237	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	146 of 226	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	133 of 227	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	73 of 225	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	77 of 216	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.0	78 of 223	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	65 of 231	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	57.6	68 of 232	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	41 of 210	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	45 of 203	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	56 of 202	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.8	55 of 199	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	68.6	60 of 199	69.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.3	24 of 188	87.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.2	41 of 185	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.1	53 of 191	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	24 of 191	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	20 of 187	89.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	136 of 194	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	86 of 194	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	81 of 199	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	108 of 190	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	129 of 178	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.6	43 of 184	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	42 of 183	77.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	106 of 139	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	101 of 145	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	60 of 141	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	108 of 139	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	66 of 115	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.8	28 of 143	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	47 of 137	65.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	41 of 71	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.2	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	54 of 64	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	158 of 225	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	120 of 225	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	123 of 223	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	135 of 220	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	132 of 213	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	74 of 213	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	90 of 210	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	132 of 153	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	127 of 157	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	88 of 121	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	83 of 121	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	87 of 119	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	59 of 93	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	59 of 86	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	44 of 80	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	165 of 226	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	138 of 229	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	137 of 226	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	152 of 220	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	132 of 213	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	65 of 217	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	79 of 214	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	142 of 224	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	138 of 228	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	126 of 229	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	160 of 224	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	128 of 215	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	81 of 218	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	68 of 213	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	55 of 59	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	46 of 53	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.2	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	157 of 196	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	153 of 196	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	150 of 197	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	168 of 192	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	146 of 189	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	80 of 191	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	98 of 185	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

African American (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 283%-3 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution58%-3 vs state

English 154%-8 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 252%-22 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

terrible school and terrible people. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

I will be going there next school year. So three more months!!! My mother has called for information and they were very kind and helped her get the information she needed! Close Quote

Schools Near White Knoll High

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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
White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,025	132	15.3		991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	34.3	152^nd of 235 public high schools	35.3%		40	133^rd of 235 public high schools	43.4%	19								52.1	53.6	58.1	83.1	$14,070	$618	$358	$976	$11,394	$1,700	$13,094
Lexington Technology Center	Public	9-12	2421 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3000	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	77.3	30^th of 235 public high schools	87.2%		79.6	26^th of 235 public high schools	88.9%	4								76.9	79.0	80.9	91.9	$12,807	$711	$303	$1,013	$10,146	$1,647	$11,794
Midlands Middle College	Public, Charter	10-12	1260 Lexington Drive	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 822-3333	115	7	17.4		68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)										51.0		$9,542	$123	$144	$267	$8,185	$1,090	$9,275
Airport High	Public	9-12	1315 Boston Avenue	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5600	1,272	73	17.4		453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	34.2	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%		29.6	165^th of 235 public high schools	29.8%	12								52.2	48.6	56.9	85.4	$14,078	$558	$957	$1,515	$10,180	$2,383	$12,563
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%)	93.1	7^th of 235 public high schools	97.0%		88.8	12^th of 235 public high schools	94.9%	5	93.2	89.9	91.2	73.8	69.7	54.9	70.9	99.0	91.0	91.4	98.7	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316
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%)	56.9	83^rd of 235 public high schools	64.7%		50.8	97^th of 235 public high schools	58.7%	14								73.3	70.0	68.8	83.3	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966
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%)	76.9	33^rd of 235 public high schools	86.0%		80.2	25^th of 235 public high schools	89.4%	8								78.1	72.4	77.3	95.0	$14,256	$557	$367	$924	$11,421	$1,911	$13,332
Pelion High	Public	9-12	600 Lydia Drive	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2200	718	63	11.4		487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	32	158^th of 235 public high schools	32.8%		32.1	154^th of 235 public high schools	34.5%	4								70.2	60.0	54.8	74.1	$17,799	$1,054	$673	$1,727	$13,987	$2,085	$16,072
Lexington Two Innovation Center	Public	9-12	715 9th Street	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 936-5550	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about White Knoll High

What schools feed into White Knoll High?

White Knoll High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carolina Springs Elementary
Elementary : Red Bank Elementary
Elementary : Saxe Gotha Elementary
Elementary : White Knoll Elementary
Middle : Carolina Springs Middle
Middle : White Knoll Middle

What district is White Knoll High in?

Lexington 01

Is White Knoll High a good school?

White Knoll High ranks 152^nd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend White Knoll High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,025 students attended White Knoll High.

What is the racial makeup of White Knoll High?

Students at White Knoll High are 49% White, 27% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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