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
81	Travelers Rest High	Public	9-12	301 North Main Street	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0000	1,277	67	19.2		912 (71.4%)	177 (13.9%)	131 (10.3%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.4%)	$12,589	$686	$598	$1,284	$10,306	$998	$11,305	58.8	52.8	91	10		450231000573
82	Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,724	97	17.7		847 (49.1%)	489 (28.4%)	270 (15.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.9%)	$13,969	$746	$440	$1,185	$10,926	$1,857	$12,784	58.4	52.2	92	10		450249000642
83	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		830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966	56.9	50.8	97	14		450270000726
84	James F. Byrnes High	Public	9-12	150 East Main Street	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2355	2,391	125	19.1		1,215 (50.8%)	520 (21.7%)	434 (18.2%)	56 (2.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (6.9%)	$11,324	$487	$539	$1,025	$8,700	$1,599	$10,298	56.7	51.3	95	11		450360001022
85	Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,822	107	17		671 (36.8%)	762 (41.8%)	263 (14.4%)	26 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	89 (4.9%)	$14,534	$701	$807	$1,508	$11,442	$1,584	$13,026	56.6	46.6	116	31		450387001149
86	Riverwalk Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5750 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 327-8400	755	62	12		567 (75.1%)	73 (9.7%)	60 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$12,370	$1,183	$369	$1,552	$8,117	$2,701	$10,818	56.1	49.4	102	16		450390101645
87	Seneca High	Public	9-12	100 Bobcat Ridge	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4460	1,051	58	18		613 (58.3%)	212 (20.2%)	131 (12.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	$13,752	$574	$339	$913	$10,512	$2,327	$12,839	55.6	57	84	3		450306000841
88	Cane Bay High	Public	9-12	1624 State Road	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8786	2,412	137	17.6		1,266 (52.5%)	536 (22.2%)	322 (13.3%)	52 (2.2%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	228 (9.5%)	$12,494	$488	$708	$1,197	$9,524	$1,774	$11,297	55	60.2	75	13		450117001523
89	North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563	54.5	40.1	132	43		450391000876
90	Hilton Head Island High	Public	9-12	70 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4800	1,265	96	13.1		487 (38.5%)	149 (11.8%)	572 (45.2%)	19 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	$15,480	$592	$265	$857	$12,102	$2,520	$14,623	54.4	56.5	86	4		450111001350

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.