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
141	Marion High	Public	9-12	1205 South Main Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-2571	572	32	17.8		64 (11.2%)	474 (82.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$18,499	$1,865	$3,882	$5,747	$9,970	$2,782	$12,751	40.4	5.5	230	89		450390800765
142	Whale Branch Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	169 Detour Road	Seabrook	29940	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 466-2700	390	41	9.5		25 (6.4%)	319 (81.8%)	34 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$23,865	$1,490	$586	$2,076	$17,412	$4,377	$21,788	39.8	50.2	99	43		450111001550
143	Clinton High	Public	9-12	18132 Highway 72 East	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	No	(864) 833-0817	811	58	13.9		385 (47.5%)	324 (40.0%)	60 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$16,352	$1,037	$2,002	$3,039	$11,061	$2,252	$13,313	39.7	47.9	110	33		450264000708
144	Cross High	Public	7-12	1293 Old Highway 6	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8900	273	29	9.4		44 (16.1%)	197 (72.2%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$23,136	$1,825	$1,493	$3,318	$16,614	$3,205	$19,818	38.7	37.4	140	4		450117000176
145	Irmo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6671 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-5000	1,272	107	11.9		297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	$15,789	$746	$450	$1,196	$12,543	$2,050	$14,593	37.6	40.5	131	14		450282000759
146	Liberty High	Public	9-12	124 Red Devil Drive	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2600	640	48	13.4		525 (82.0%)	26 (4.1%)	58 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$14,484	$1,278	$529	$1,807	$10,918	$1,758	$12,677	37.1	29	168	22		450333000903
147	Loris High	Public	9-12	301 Loris Lions Road	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 390-6800	857	54	15.8		355 (41.4%)	331 (38.6%)	117 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	$17,291	$1,392	$569	$1,961	$12,796	$2,533	$15,329	36.8	32.9	150	3		450249000643
148	York Comprehensive High	Public	9-12	275 East Alexander Love Highwa	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-2336	1,511	93	16.2		918 (60.8%)	300 (19.9%)	182 (12.0%)	17 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (5.8%)	$14,660	$810	$791	$1,601	$10,726	$2,333	$13,059	36.6	28.4	169	21		450381001122
149	Great Falls High	Public	6-12	409 Sunset Avenue	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 482-2210	375	35	10.7		152 (40.5%)	151 (40.3%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.6%)	$19,665	$1,514	$867	$2,380	$12,228	$5,057	$17,285	35.8	32.4	153	4		450153000300
150	Midland Valley High	Public	9-12	227 Mustang Drive	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7100	1,558	88	17.7		656 (42.1%)	500 (32.1%)	323 (20.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.2%)	$11,886	$590	$945	$1,534	$9,029	$1,323	$10,352	34.9	29	167	17		450072001198

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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.
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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.