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
171	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	330 Pelham Road Suite 101A	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(855) 611-2830	3,280	154	21.2		1,804 (55.0%)	871 (26.6%)	300 (9.1%)	13 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	271 (8.3%)	$9,808	$573	$55	$628	$4,699	$4,480	$9,179	28.9	31.2	160	11		450390901616
172	Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Public	6-12	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 489-8844	739	57	12.9		40 (5.4%)	345 (46.7%)	340 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)								28.7	27.4	173	1		450252001487
173	Baptist Hill High	Public	6-12	5117 Baptist Hill Road	Hollywood	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-2277	507	56	9		29 (5.7%)	347 (68.4%)	110 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$31,999	$4,853	$1,652	$6,505	$18,557	$6,937	$25,494	28.3	20.5	190	17		450144000250
174	Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Public	6-12	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 310-1898	696	43	16.3		23 (3.3%)	216 (31.0%)	447 (64.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)								27.3	43.6	123	51		450252001770
175	W.J. Keenan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	361 Pisgah Church Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 714-2500	675	53	12.7		10 (1.5%)	610 (90.4%)	34 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$22,423	$1,390	$1,218	$2,608	$16,274	$3,541	$19,815	27.1	11.6	214	39		450336000954
176	Hampton County High School	Public	9-12	115 Airport Road Avenue	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3568	617	35	17.6		130 (21.1%)	435 (70.5%)	29 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	$15,914	$1,688	$1,215	$2,904	$10,326	$2,684	$13,010	27.1	16.6	201	25		450391200610
177	C. A. Johnson High	Public	9-12	2219 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 253-7092	344	38	9		2 (0.6%)	319 (92.7%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$29,536	$1,508	$1,904	$3,412	$21,293	$4,831	$26,124	26.5	9.7	217	40		450336000953
178	Berea High	Public	9-12	201 Burdine Drive	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1600	1,250	83	15		179 (14.3%)	297 (23.8%)	713 (57.0%)	13 (1.0%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.1%)	$12,811	$821	$635	$1,456	$10,424	$930	$11,355	26.5	29.9	163	15		450231000560
179	Emerald High	Public	9-12	150 Bypass 225	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5730	887	53	16.6		335 (37.8%)	367 (41.4%)	138 (15.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	$16,305	$1,987	$815	$2,801	$11,775	$1,728	$13,503	26.4	28.1	172	7		450234000593
180	Laurens District 55 High	Public	9-12	5058 Highway 76 West	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	No	(864) 682-3151	1,434	123	11.6		697 (48.6%)	413 (28.8%)	273 (19.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.1%)	$13,914	$1,111	$440	$1,551	$9,703	$2,661	$12,363	26.1	28.1	171	9		450261000701

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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.