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Best High Schools in Lexington County, SC

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Schools

18,268

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedGray Collegiate Academy11^th of 248 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Swansea High up 44 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Midlands Middle College

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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	51.2%	991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	44.4	141^st of 248 public high schools	43.1%		34.3	154^th of 240 public high schools	35.8%	13								29.2	56.2	60.6	78.9	$14,070	$618	$358	$976	$11,394	$1,700	$13,094
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	25.7%	1,834 (72.3%)	303 (11.9%)	208 (8.2%)	84 (3.3%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	95 (3.7%)	86	28^th of 248 public high schools	88.7%		77.3	30^th of 240 public high schools	87.5%	2								38.7	86.1	81.0	91.5	$12,807	$711	$303	$1,013	$10,146	$1,647	$11,794
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	67.6%	487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	38.4	155^th of 248 public high schools	37.5%		32	161^st of 240 public high schools	32.9%	6									51.1	55.9	79.2	$17,799	$1,054	$673	$1,727	$13,987	$2,085	$16,072
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	42.7%	830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	75.9	48^th of 248 public high schools	80.6%		56.9	84^th of 240 public high schools	65.0%	36									90.2	70.6	86.8	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966
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)
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	26.3%	1,422 (67.2%)	230 (10.9%)	188 (8.9%)	180 (8.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.2%)	83.8	34^th of 248 public high schools	86.3%		76.9	33^rd of 240 public high schools	86.3%	1									73.7	75.2	94.4	$14,256	$557	$367	$924	$11,421	$1,911	$13,332
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	85.1%	453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	35.8	159^th of 248 public high schools	35.9%		34.2	155^th of 240 public high schools	35.4%	4								40.0	72.1	42.1	78.3	$14,078	$558	$957	$1,515	$10,180	$2,383	$12,563
Brookland-Cayce High	Public	9-12	1300 State Street	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 791-5000	1,212	99	12.2	100.0%	310 (25.6%)	392 (32.3%)	405 (33.4%)	48 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.2%)	31.8	172^nd of 248 public high schools	30.6%		22.8	188^th of 240 public high schools	21.7%	16								31.4	78.5	42.3	76.1	$13,658	$381	$982	$1,363	$9,694	$2,601	$12,295
Lexington Two Innovation Center	Public	9-12	509 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 936-5550	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Batesburg-Leesville High School	Public	9-12	600 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-9251	545	48	11.3	100.0%	259 (47.5%)	157 (28.8%)	106 (19.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	35.8	158^th of 248 public high schools	36.3%		19.4	196^th of 240 public high schools	18.3%	38									48.7	52.3	80.0	$19,603	$1,231	$593	$1,824	$13,651	$4,128	$17,779
Swansea High	Public	9-12	500 East First Street	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7007	695	52	13.3	100.0%	360 (51.8%)	133 (19.1%)	167 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	36.5	157^th of 248 public high schools	36.7%		17.9	201^st of 240 public high schools	16.3%	44								76.2	46.5	39.3	78.3	$14,797	$769	$1,058	$1,827	$10,624	$2,346	$12,970
Irmo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6671 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-5000	1,272	107	11.9	100.0%	297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	29.3	181^st of 248 public high schools	27.0%		37.6	147^th of 240 public high schools	38.8%	34									38.2	59.4	79.2	$15,789	$746	$450	$1,196	$12,543	$2,050	$14,593
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	100.0%	1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	92.2	14^th of 248 public high schools	94.4%		88.2	14^th of 240 public high schools	94.2%										85.5	80.1	97.6	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653
Center for Advanced Technical Studies	Public	9-12	916 Mount Vernon Church Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-8600	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1	31.7%	771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	90.8	18^th of 248 public high schools	92.7%		83.2	20^th of 240 public high schools	91.7%	2									82.9	81.1	96.0	$13,711	$568	$472	$1,040	$10,975	$1,696	$12,671
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5777	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	1.1	246^th of 248 public high schools	0.8%		0.3	240^th of 240 public high schools	0.0%	6			13.8			0.0			20.0		45.5
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-7432	417	38	11.1	99.3%	82 (19.7%)	316 (75.8%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5952	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	42.5%	68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	30.8	176^th of 248 public high schools	29.0%					(n/a)										54.8	72.7	$9,542	$123	$144	$267	$8,185	$1,090	$9,275
Odyssey Online Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	510 Lexington Ave #102	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(803) 735-9110	536	36	15.0	12.6%	352 (65.7%)	90 (16.8%)	55 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	9.1	234^th of 248 public high schools	5.6%		1.9	238^th of 240 public high schools	0.8%	4	54.1	53.1	38.7	12.5	9.4	23.4	33.3	42.9	23.8	27.1	73.2	$10,673	$493	$65	$558	$5,922	$4,193	$10,115
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	15.0%	667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	94.3	11^th of 248 public high schools	95.6%		93.1	7^th of 240 public high schools	97.1%	4	75.2	88.8	91.3	59.6	71.7	88.0	65.1		86.2	86.2	99.5	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316

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