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Best High Schools in Mount Pleasant, SC

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5-star schools

Top rankedWando High12^th of 235 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Lucy Garrett Beckham High up 6 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina is home to three exceptional high schools: Wando High, Lucy Garrett Beckham High, and Oceanside Collegiate Academy. These schools consistently rank among the top high schools in the state, with Wando High and Lucy Garrett Beckham High both earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger and ranking 12th and 15th, respectively, out of 235 South Carolina high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Wando High and Lucy Garrett Beckham High demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with over 90% proficiency in Algebra 1/Mathematics and over 87% proficiency in English 1, U.S. History, and English 2. Both schools also boast low dropout rates of 2.3% and strong four-year graduation rates of 85.4%. Oceanside Collegiate Academy, a public charter school, stands out with its even higher test scores, including over 92% proficiency in Algebra 1/Mathematics, English 1, and English 2, and 87.72% proficiency in U.S. History. Additionally, Oceanside Collegiate Academy has a significantly lower free/reduced lunch rate of 0.77% compared to the Charleston 01 and Charter Institute at Erskine districts.

Despite the overall high performance of these Mount Pleasant high schools, they all face a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which may be an area of focus for improvement. The data also reveals that Wando High and Lucy Garrett Beckham High have similar spending per student at around $28,500, while Oceanside Collegiate Academy has a significantly lower spending per student at $8,166, suggesting a different approach to resource allocation and staffing.

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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
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%)	88.8	12^th of 235 public high schools	94.9%		86.8	15^th of 235 public high schools	93.6%	3	90.2	87.4	88.7	97.7	$17,790	$3,027	$1,136	$4,163	$10,835	$2,792	$13,627
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%)	87.4	15^th of 235 public high schools	93.6%		84.8	21^st of 235 public high schools	91.1%	6	91.6	83.6	84.0	96.7	$17,746	$3,060	$1,143	$4,203	$10,662	$2,881	$13,543
East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	900 Warrior Way	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-5800	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	580 Faison Rd	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 936-7128	623	26	23.9		528 (84.8%)	24 (3.9%)	49 (7.9%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Mount Pleasant

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charleston	10.17 mi	33	53^rd
Wando	10.78 mi	2	33^rd
Huger	11.1 mi	1	225^th
Mc Clellanville	11.25 mi	2	128^th
Sullivans Island	16.14 mi	1	1^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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