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High Schools in Lexington 01

At a glance

DistrictLexington 0114^th of 75 South Carolina districtsFull district overview →

Schools

8,534

Students

Top rankedLexington High28^th of 248 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Gilbert High up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pelion High 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Lexington 01 school district in South Carolina serves five high schools—Lexington High, River Bluff High, White Knoll High, Gilbert High, and Pelion High—with a combined enrollment of 8,534 students in grades 9-12. The district ranks in the 81st percentile statewide with a 4-star rating, but that overall figure masks a clear two-tier performance split among its schools.

The top tier includes Lexington High (ranked 28th statewide, 89th percentile), River Bluff High (34th, 86th percentile), and Gilbert High (48th, 80th percentile)—all earning 4-star ratings. River Bluff High posts the highest graduation rate (94.1%) and best English 2 proficiency (94.35%), while Lexington High has the lowest dropout rate (0.4%) and strongest English 1 scores (86.08%). Gilbert High is the district's most improved school, jumping 49 spots in state rankings over two years. The bottom tier consists of White Knoll High (139th, 43rd percentile) and Pelion High (154th, 37th percentile), both with 2-star ratings, graduation rates around 81%, and chronic absenteeism rates of 38.5% and 48.1% respectively—far exceeding the state average of 22.3%.

The most urgent concern is Algebra 1 proficiency, which has plummeted district-wide to 37.21% versus the state average of 64.58%, with Lexington High dropping from 76.94% to 38.71% in one year. Notably, Pelion High receives the highest per-student funding ($17,799) and lowest student-teacher ratio (11.4:1) yet produces the weakest outcomes, while Lexington High operates with the leanest budget ($12,807 per student) and achieves the best results. English proficiency remains a district strength, with all schools except Pelion High exceeding state averages in English 2. Parents should weigh the strong academic performance of the top three schools against the attendance challenges affecting all five, and investigate the Algebra 1 decline before enrolling.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charter Institute at Erskine	4.77 mi	33	43^rd
Lexington 02	4.81 mi	13	52^nd
School Public Charter School District	6.12 mi	60	31^st
Lexington 04	8.29 mi	7	68^th
Lexington 05	10.14 mi	23	13^th

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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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