Summary:
Spartanburg 03 is home to a single high school, Broome High, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 865 students in the Spartanburg, SC area. This school is part of a district ranked 10th out of 75 in the state, earning a 4-star rating, which places it in the top 13% of South Carolina districts.
For parents considering Broome High, the most encouraging news is its strong graduation and dropout metrics. The school boasts an 89.5% graduation rate, above the state average of 86.7%, and an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 1.0%—less than half the state average of 2.1%. However, there is a notable concern: chronic absenteeism sits at 28.7%, significantly higher than the state average of 22.3%. This means that while students are finishing school, a large portion are missing substantial class time, which could pose a hidden risk to long-term academic engagement. The student-teacher ratio is 17.7:1, and per-student spending is $14,045.
Academically, Broome High shows a mixed and somewhat volatile picture. Its state ranking has declined for three straight years, from 61st (74th percentile) in 2023-2024 to a projected 106th (57th percentile) for 2025-2026. The school performs well in Algebra 1 and English 2, with 2025-2026 proficiency rates of 75.19% and 82.83%, respectively, but struggles in English 1 and U.S. History, where proficiency lags the state average. A significant anomaly appears in 2024-2025 Algebra 1 scores, where the school's proficiency was 60.52% versus the district's 85.44%—a 25-point gap that warrants investigation. Encouragingly, preliminary 2025-2026 scores show sharp improvements in Algebra 1 and English 1, suggesting interventions may be reversing the downward trend.
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