High Schools in Dorchester 02

Summary:

The Dorchester 02 district in South Carolina is home to three high schools: Summerville High, Ashley Ridge High, and Fort Dorchester High. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and have demonstrated varying levels of academic performance and student demographics.

Among the three schools, Ashley Ridge High stands out as the top performer, ranking 34th out of 235 South Carolina high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. It has consistently maintained a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperformed the district and state averages in most end-of-course exam (EOCEP) proficiency rates, particularly in Algebra 1/Mathematics and English 2. Fort Dorchester High also performed well, ranking 62nd in the state and maintaining a 4-star rating, with strong performance in Algebra 1/Mathematics EOCEP.

While all three schools had a 85.4% four-year graduation rate, matching the Dorchester 02 district average, they differed in their student demographics and resource allocation. Ashley Ridge High had the lowest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 45.63%, while Fort Dorchester High had the highest at 60.15%. Additionally, Fort Dorchester High had the highest spending per student at $10,506, which may have contributed to its stronger performance compared to Summerville High.

District Detail

815 South Main Street
Summerville, SC 29483

(843) 873-2901

SchoolDigger Rank:
19^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 25,928

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,344	135	17.3		694 (29.6%)	967 (41.3%)	410 (17.5%)	83 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	186 (7.9%)	65	62^nd of 235 public high schools	73.6%		63.3	68^th of 235 public high schools	71.1%	6	81.9	68.2	67.5	89.8	$11,548	$672	$732	$1,405	$8,723	$1,420	$10,144
Summerville High	Public	9-12	1101 Boone Hill Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-6460	3,361	176	19.0		1,722 (51.2%)	909 (27.0%)	409 (12.2%)	14 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	302 (9.0%)	51	104^th of 235 public high schools	55.7%		58.8	79^th of 235 public high schools	66.4%	25	69.0	58.6	63.8	88.7	$10,700	$731	$721	$1,452	$7,892	$1,356	$9,247
Ashley Ridge High	Public	9-12	9800 Delemar Highway	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-4900	2,599	140	18.5		1,482 (57.0%)	630 (24.2%)	263 (10.1%)	34 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	183 (7.0%)	76.4	34^th of 235 public high schools	85.5%		71.1	50^th of 235 public high schools	78.7%	16	85.9	76.9	73.0	92.7	$10,510	$609	$727	$1,336	$7,883	$1,290	$9,174

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charleston 01	1.81 mi	83	23^rd
School Public Charter School District	2.7 mi	59	30^th
Charter Institute at Erskine	4.42 mi	31	40^th
Berkeley 01	4.59 mi	46	36^th
Limestone Charters Association	6.01 mi	13	22^nd

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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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