Best High Schools in South Carolina

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 226)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
450144000168	1	Academic Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5109-A West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 746-1300	698	40	17.3	3.4%	546 (78.2%)	23 (3.3%)	27 (3.9%)	66 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.7%)	$12,449	$243	$255	$498	$9,009	$2,942	$11,951	98.4	97.9	2	1	R5
450072001708	2	Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	135	6	24.1	13.3%	100 (74.1%)	17 (12.6%)	7 (5.2%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)								98.3	97.9	1	1	R5
450186000190	3	Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5050	338	21	16	100.0%	187 (55.3%)	109 (32.2%)	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$13,034	$477	$497	$974	$10,336	$1,724	$12,060	98	94.9	4	1	R5
450390901687	4	Brashier Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1830 West Georgia Road Buildin	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 757-1800	445	27	16.7	5.2%	344 (77.3%)	34 (7.6%)	43 (9.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)								95.6	95.2	3	1	R5
450390100460	5	Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 Pleasantburg Drive #119	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8944	445	30	14.9	7.0%	277 (62.2%)	61 (13.7%)	66 (14.8%)	31 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)								95	90.7	8	3	R5
450390101688	6	Greer Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	138 West McElhaney Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 469-7571	504	30	17	4.8%	429 (85.1%)	23 (4.6%)	29 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)								93.4	92.1	7	1	R5
450390901663	7	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	580 Faison Road	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 936-7128	669	14	47.7	4.8%	568 (84.9%)	47 (7.0%)	27 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)								92.2	92.1	6	1	R5
450249001531	8	HCS Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2050 Highway 501 East HGTC	Conway	29528	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 349-3131	345	22	15.6	42.9%	150 (43.5%)	107 (31.0%)	59 (17.1%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$9,860	$306	$273	$579	$7,997	$1,284	$9,281	90.9	77.5	25	17	R5
450144000083	9	Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,120	74	15.1	8.6%	780 (69.6%)	152 (13.6%)	65 (5.8%)	56 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (5.7%)	$11,804	$476	$501	$977	$8,234	$2,594	$10,827	90.5	93.7	5	4	R5
450390101542	10	Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	516	30	17.3	15.5%	326 (63.2%)	93 (18.0%)	53 (10.3%)	29 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.5%)								90.4	80.8	20	10	R5

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