Best High Schools in South Carolina

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 235)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
131	Abbeville High	Public	9-12	701 Washington Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5916	463	31	14.9		217 (46.9%)	210 (45.4%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$15,886	$737	$303	$1,040	$11,447	$3,400	$14,846	42.9	38.1	138	7		450069000011
132	Cheraw High	Public	9-12	649 Chesterfield Highway	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 921-1000	603	48	12.5		233 (38.6%)	315 (52.2%)	19 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	$14,971	$969	$1,130	$2,099	$10,934	$1,939	$12,873	42	20.8	187	55		450156000314
133	Easley High	Public	9-12	154 Green Wave Boulevard	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3100	1,862	105	17.8		1,179 (63.3%)	221 (11.9%)	311 (16.7%)	20 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (6.8%)	$10,276	$613	$431	$1,044	$7,983	$1,249	$9,232	41.6	48.1	107	26		450333000902
134	Ridge View High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2999	1,631	99	16.5		92 (5.6%)	1,298 (79.6%)	119 (7.3%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.8%)	$13,235	$747	$467	$1,213	$9,195	$2,827	$12,021	41.4	42.5	126	8		450339000118
135	Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	460	37	12.4		176 (38.3%)	155 (33.7%)	104 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$13,833	$1,036	$1,287	$2,323	$10,274	$1,236	$11,510	41.4	27.2	174	39		450072000056
136	Berkeley High	Public	9-12	406 West Main Street	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8800	2,047	112	18.2		861 (42.1%)	840 (41.0%)	169 (8.3%)	20 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	152 (7.4%)	$12,313	$436	$912	$1,348	$9,020	$1,946	$10,966	41	39.3	135	1		450117000174
137	North Augusta High	Public	9-12	2000 Knobcone Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 442-6100	1,645	93	17.6		779 (47.4%)	503 (30.6%)	253 (15.4%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.7%)	$11,560	$642	$946	$1,588	$8,796	$1,176	$9,972	41	43	125	12		450072000055
138	Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3302 Robert Grissom Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 839-7148	1,510	84	18		539 (35.7%)	331 (21.9%)	481 (31.9%)	32 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	118 (7.8%)	$13,613	$778	$398	$1,176	$10,701	$1,736	$12,437	40.9	54.6	88	50		450249000640
139	Woodland High	Public	9-12	4128 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-5956	680	50	13.6		255 (37.5%)	321 (47.2%)	56 (8.2%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	$18,952	$1,443	$1,426	$2,869	$12,776	$3,306	$16,083	40.7	25.8	177	38		450000200445
140	Goose Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1137 Red Bank Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 553-5300	1,973	119	16.6		544 (27.6%)	726 (36.8%)	451 (22.9%)	36 (1.8%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	203 (10.3%)	$11,827	$411	$854	$1,265	$8,643	$1,920	$10,562	40.5	32	155	15		450117000177

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, EOCEP English 1, EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution, EOCEP English 2 test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 2, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Carolina Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Carolina Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.