Summary:
Spartanburg 07 is home to a single high school, Spartanburg High, a large comprehensive public school serving grades 9-12 with about 2,164 students. This means the district’s high school performance is entirely dependent on this one institution, which has shown a V-shaped recovery in its state ranking—falling from 100th (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to 127th (2 stars) in 2024-2025, then rebounding to 119th (3 stars) in 2025-2026.
Academically, the school shows a stark contrast between subjects. English 2 is a clear strength, with proficiency reaching 88.81% in 2024-2025, slightly above the state average, while English 1 lagged at just 61.06% that same year—a 27.75-point gap that suggests significant sophomore-year growth. The most urgent concern is Algebra 1, where proficiency plummeted from 60.98% to 52.82% year-over-year, while the state average jumped to 73.95%, leaving the school a staggering 21 points behind. Graduation rates (84.3%) trail the state by 2.4 points, and the dropout rate (3.5%) is 1.4 points higher than the state’s 2.1%.
The biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism: 34.3% of students are chronically absent, which is 12 points above the state average and likely drives the lower graduation rates and math declines. Despite spending $14,424 per student and maintaining a favorable 15.9:1 student-teacher ratio, outcomes lag the state in most categories, suggesting resources aren’t the issue—deployment is. The school has shown resilience in bouncing back from a 2-star rating, but the fragile recovery and widening math gap mean immediate, targeted interventions around attendance and Algebra 1 instruction are critical for sustained improvement.
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