Best High Schools in South Carolina

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 248)	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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
101	South Aiken High	Public	9-12	232 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2600	1,349	80	16.8	58.2%	658 (48.8%)	414 (30.7%)	156 (11.6%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (7.0%)	$12,297	$326	$545	$871	$10,225	$1,202	$11,426	61	51	106	5		450072001202
102	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	59.7%	1,179 (63.3%)	221 (11.9%)	311 (16.7%)	20 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (6.8%)	$11,539	$448	$474	$922	$9,250	$1,368	$10,617	60.9	41.6	134	32		450333000902
103	Beaufort High	Public, Magnet	9-12	84 Sea Island Parkway	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-2000	1,104	83	13.3	56.6%	474 (42.9%)	433 (39.2%)	123 (11.1%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	$12,082	$605	$528	$1,133	$8,498	$2,451	$10,949	59.9	53.6	97	6		450111000147
104	South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,128	84	13.4	58.3%	309 (27.4%)	660 (58.5%)	87 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	$18,612	$470	$685	$1,154	$15,302	$2,155	$17,457	59.5	43	130	26		450387001004
105	Horse Creek Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 Toolebeck Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 646-3506	1,392	111	12.5		1,048 (75.3%)	217 (15.6%)	57 (4.1%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.2%)	$11,984	$214	$26	$240	$9,488	$2,256	$11,744	59.3	44.6	124	19		450391900684
106	South Florence High	Public	9-12	3200 South Irby Street	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8190	1,580	104	15.2	70.6%	569 (36.0%)	786 (49.7%)	98 (6.2%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (7.3%)	$14,805	$446	$678	$1,125	$11,773	$1,907	$13,680	57.1	52.4	102	4		450213000440
107	Broome High	Public	9-12	381 Cherry Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6700	865	49	17.7	61.1%	551 (63.7%)	142 (16.4%)	112 (12.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	$14,873	$427	$964	$1,391	$10,858	$2,625	$13,482	57	54	94	13		450354001010
108	West-Oak High	Public	9-12	130 Warrior Lane	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4530	735	50	14.8	69.5%	627 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	66 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	$17,202	$1,333	$942	$2,275	$12,675	$2,252	$14,927	56.9	49.7	110	2		450306001357
109	Chesterfield High	Public	9-12	401 North Page Street	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-2161	485	35	13.8	—	310 (63.9%)	116 (23.9%)	27 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$14,832	$619	$688	$1,308	$11,263	$2,262	$13,525	56.8	45.6	122	13		450156000315
110	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	63.6%	912 (71.4%)	177 (13.9%)	131 (10.3%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.4%)	$13,321	$498	$457	$956	$11,089	$1,277	$12,365	56.7	58.8	82	28		450231000573
111	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	65.1%	847 (49.1%)	489 (28.4%)	270 (15.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.9%)	$14,597	$617	$453	$1,070	$11,552	$1,976	$13,527	56.4	58.4	83	28		450249000642
112	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%)	$11,803	$354	$78	$432	$8,603	$2,768	$11,371	56.1	56.1	87	25		450390101645
113	Landrum High	Public	9-12	18818 Asheville Highway	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 457-2606	526	41	12.7	42.6%	441 (83.8%)	19 (3.6%)	46 (8.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$16,398	$647	$644	$1,291	$13,056	$2,050	$15,106	55.6	73.6	42	71		450348000989
114	Fairfield Central High	Public	9-12	836 US Highway 321 Bypass South	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-1441	619	53	11.6	—	49 (7.9%)	534 (86.3%)	24 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$27,310	$1,955	$1,111	$3,067	$19,284	$4,959	$24,243	55.4	54.3	92	22		450210001392
115	Stratford High	Public	9-12	951 Crowfield Boulevard	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-4000	2,605	163	15.9	66.1%	1,010 (38.8%)	711 (27.3%)	571 (21.9%)	44 (1.7%)	12 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	254 (9.8%)	$13,808	$351	$519	$870	$10,944	$1,994	$12,938	54.8	42.9	131	16		450117001351
116	Wilson High	Public	9-12	1411 Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8440	1,373	92	14.9	—	184 (13.4%)	956 (69.6%)	66 (4.8%)	53 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.2%)	$14,332	$643	$797	$1,439	$10,801	$2,091	$12,892	53.1	47	117	1		450213000442
117	Greer High	Public	9-12	3000 East Gap Creek Drive	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5700	1,397	78	17.8	70.8%	612 (43.8%)	302 (21.6%)	413 (29.6%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.9%)	$13,921	$542	$464	$1,006	$11,697	$1,218	$12,914	52.5	54.2	93	24		450231000565
118	Hannah Pamplico High School	Public	9-12	2055 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 493-5781	332	27	12.5	69.3%	186 (56.0%)	112 (33.7%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$18,019	$817	$526	$1,343	$12,557	$4,119	$16,676	52.5	53.2	99	19		450216000450
119	High Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6655 Pottery Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 316-9788	1,208	88	13.7		731 (60.5%)	264 (21.9%)	145 (12.0%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.4%)	$11,465	$168	$590	$758	$8,937	$1,770	$10,707	51.4	63.7	67	52		450390101639
120	Spartanburg High	Public	9-12	2250 E. Main Street	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4410	2,164	136	15.9	69.1%	641 (29.6%)	1,074 (49.6%)	285 (13.2%)	55 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	102 (4.7%)	$15,089	$388	$635	$1,022	$12,185	$1,882	$14,067	51	43.6	128	8		450366001052
121	Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,980	118	16.7	57.1%	820 (41.4%)	582 (29.4%)	354 (17.9%)	38 (1.9%)	46 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (6.9%)	$15,303	$451	$671	$1,122	$12,557	$1,623	$14,181	51	45.3	123	2		450387001150
122	McCormick High	Public	9-12	6981 SC Highway 28 South	Mc Cormick	29835	McCormick County	McCormick 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 443-0040	192	19	10.1	—	33 (17.2%)	152 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$32,806	$1,608	$1,386	$2,994	$25,098	$4,713	$29,812	50.7	14.7	213	91		450300000804
123	Bamberg-Ehrhardt High	Public	9-12	267 Red Raider Drive	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3030	383	32	11.9	—	147 (38.4%)	216 (56.4%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,912	$1,437	$562	$2,000	$14,733	$3,179	$17,912	50.4	46	119	4		450391600119
124	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	69.6%	613 (58.3%)	212 (20.2%)	131 (12.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	$14,592	$645	$784	$1,429	$11,072	$2,092	$13,163	49.8	55.6	88	36		450306000841
125	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%)	$15,623	$1,319	$841	$2,160	$11,763	$1,700	$13,463	49.6	26.4	182	57		450234000593
126	Goose Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1137 Red Bank Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 553-4064	1,973	119	16.6	76.0%	544 (27.6%)	726 (36.8%)	451 (22.9%)	36 (1.8%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	203 (10.3%)	$13,350	$409	$513	$922	$10,442	$1,985	$12,428	49.5	40.5	141	15		450117000177
127	Georgetown High	Public	9-12	2500 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 546-8516	918	69	13.3	80.8%	360 (39.2%)	397 (43.2%)	139 (15.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	$17,486	$924	$824	$1,748	$13,029	$2,709	$15,738	49.4	51.3	104	23		450228000485
128	Silver Bluff High	Public	9-12	64 DeSoto Drive	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 652-8100	756	48	15.7	76.2%	313 (41.4%)	297 (39.3%)	90 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	$13,184	$435	$553	$989	$10,798	$1,397	$12,196	49.2	46	120	8		450072001323
129	Cross High	Public	6-12	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%)	$25,744	$1,484	$891	$2,375	$20,692	$2,677	$23,369	49.1	38.7	145	16		450117000176
130	Lowcountry Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5139 Gibson Road	Meggett	29449	Charleston County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 889-5527	520	39	13.4		405 (77.9%)	64 (12.3%)	35 (6.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,208	$238	$34	$272	$8,853	$3,082	$11,935	48.9	46.3	118	12		450390901613
131	Spring Valley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 Sparkleberry Lane	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3500	2,230	125	17.8	44.0%	413 (18.5%)	1,209 (54.2%)	337 (15.1%)	151 (6.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (5.1%)	$13,898	$437	$598	$1,035	$10,348	$2,516	$12,864	48.9	43.9	127	4		450339000975
132	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	49.0%	92 (5.6%)	1,298 (79.6%)	119 (7.3%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.8%)	$14,653	$344	$763	$1,106	$10,575	$2,972	$13,546	48.1	41.4	135	3		450339000118
133	Baptist Hill High	Public	9-12	5117 Baptist Hill Road	Hollywood	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-2276	507	56	9	—	29 (5.7%)	347 (68.4%)	110 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$32,884	$1,898	$756	$2,653	$23,203	$7,027	$30,230	48	28.3	176	43		450144000250
134	Aiken High	Public	9-12	449 Rutland Drive	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2500	1,097	78	14	—	430 (39.2%)	501 (45.7%)	108 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$15,043	$611	$555	$1,166	$12,065	$1,813	$13,878	46.9	31.8	165	31		450072000046
135	South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,180	126	17.2		1,210 (55.5%)	585 (26.8%)	177 (8.1%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (8.5%)	$10,707	$304	$55	$359	$8,350	$1,998	$10,347	46.5	44.2	125	10		450390901513
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	68.8%	861 (42.1%)	840 (41.0%)	169 (8.3%)	20 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	152 (7.4%)	$12,933	$383	$522	$905	$10,296	$1,732	$12,028	45.9	41	137	1		450117000174
137	American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724	1,979	157	12.6		1,305 (65.9%)	271 (13.7%)	189 (9.6%)	88 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.0%)	$11,399	$212	$103	$316	$5,535	$5,549	$11,083	45.6	53.9	95	42		450390901782
138	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	69.3%	355 (41.4%)	331 (38.6%)	117 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	$18,368	$1,199	$651	$1,850	$13,971	$2,547	$16,518	45.2	36.8	149	11		450249000643
139	Woodruff High	Public	9-12	710 Cross Anchor Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-7045	844	49	17.3	65.1%	499 (59.1%)	124 (14.7%)	144 (17.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.5%)	$14,384	$523	$1,192	$1,716	$10,504	$2,164	$12,669	44.5	61.6	75	64		450357001015
140	Lewisville High	Public	9-12	3971 Lewisville High School Road	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5131	431	29	14.8	—	224 (52.0%)	138 (32.0%)	30 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.3%)	$18,606	$1,141	$491	$1,632	$13,849	$3,125	$16,974	44.5	33.2	157	17		450153000301
141	White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,025	132	15.3	51.2%	991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	$14,639	$514	$369	$883	$11,984	$1,773	$13,757	44.4	34.3	154	13		450270000582
142	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%)	$25,465	$1,980	$1,769	$3,750	$18,976	$2,740	$21,716	44.2	54.5	90	52		450391000876
143	Camden High	Public	9-12	1022 Ehrenclou Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8930	1,136	71	16	63.0%	502 (44.2%)	435 (38.3%)	143 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.6%)	$12,961	$638	$611	$1,249	$9,352	$2,360	$11,712	43.6	31.7	166	23		450255000667
144	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%)	$16,110	$1,167	$1,242	$2,409	$11,182	$2,520	$13,701	43.5	39.7	144			450264000708
145	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%)	$20,345	$795	$1,200	$1,996	$14,136	$4,214	$18,350	43.1	40.7	140	5		450000200445
146	Latta High	Public	9-12	618 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-5751	422	24	17.5	73.4%	237 (56.2%)	139 (32.9%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$12,679	$478	$1,058	$1,536	$9,257	$1,886	$11,143	42.8	47.1	115	31		450195000391
147	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	66.5%	217 (46.9%)	210 (45.4%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,551	$625	$336	$961	$11,122	$468	$11,590	42.7	42.9	132	15		450069000011
148	Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	720	47	15.3	68.2%	284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	$18,294	$2,097	$595	$2,692	$13,232	$2,371	$15,602	42.6	18.4	200	52		450207000413
149	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	74.0%	656 (42.1%)	500 (32.1%)	323 (20.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.2%)	$11,954	$506	$545	$1,051	$9,353	$1,550	$10,903	42.2	34.9	152	3		450072001198
150	Dorman High	Public	9-12	1050 Cavalier Way	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 582-4347	3,920	223	17.5	72.8%	1,373 (35.0%)	1,237 (31.6%)	937 (23.9%)	121 (3.1%)	11 (0.3%)	5 (0.1%)	236 (6.0%)	$12,986	$179	$100	$279	$10,776	$1,932	$12,708	41.8	32	162	12		450363001038
151	Southside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6630 Frontage at White Horse Road	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8700	1,075	69	15.6	—	121 (11.3%)	526 (48.9%)	350 (32.6%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	$15,644	$1,182	$544	$1,726	$12,681	$1,237	$13,918	41.7	29.3	171	20		450231000572
152	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	58.6%	539 (35.7%)	331 (21.9%)	481 (31.9%)	32 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	118 (7.8%)	$14,309	$633	$364	$997	$11,452	$1,860	$13,312	41.7	40.9	139	13		450249000640
153	Johnsonville High	Public	9-12	237 Georgetown Highway	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2707	325	27	12.2	—	202 (62.2%)	98 (30.2%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$16,872	$1,010	$898	$1,908	$12,463	$2,501	$14,964	40.9	45.7	121	32		450225000468
154	Thornwell Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	203 West Calhoun Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 808-0801	525	45	11.7		344 (65.5%)	111 (21.1%)	26 (5.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$13,351	$100	$1,519	$1,619	$8,601	$3,132	$11,732	40.8	37.7	146	8		450390901716
155	Pelion High	Public	9-12	600 Lydia Drive	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2200	718	63	11.4	67.6%	487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	$19,481	$1,045	$797	$1,842	$15,335	$2,304	$17,639	38.4	32	161	6		450270000725
156	St. Johns High	Public	9-12	1518 Main Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-6200	390	34	11.4	—	77 (19.7%)	146 (37.4%)	159 (40.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$31,477	$1,896	$838	$2,734	$21,111	$7,632	$28,743	36.8	10.2	223	67		450144000264
157	Swansea High	Public	9-12	500 East First Street	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7007	695	52	13.3	—	360 (51.8%)	133 (19.1%)	167 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	$15,648	$524	$916	$1,441	$11,693	$2,514	$14,207	36.5	17.9	201	44		450279000752
158	Batesburg-Leesville High School	Public	9-12	600 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-9251	545	48	11.3	—	259 (47.5%)	157 (28.8%)	106 (19.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$21,306	$1,086	$648	$1,734	$15,608	$3,964	$19,572	35.8	19.4	196	38		450276000748
159	Airport High	Public	9-12	1315 Boston Avenue	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5600	1,272	73	17.4	85.1%	453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	$15,702	$365	$1,098	$1,463	$11,780	$2,458	$14,238	35.8	34.2	155	4		450273000741
160	Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Public, Charter	9-12	826 West Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-6600	195	13	15	40.5%	167 (85.6%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$14,429	$603	$357	$961	$10,545	$2,923	$13,468	35.7	62.2	72	88		450249001595
161	Westwood High	Public, Magnet	9-12	180 Turkey Farm Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4049	1,743	106	16.4	55.1%	124 (7.1%)	1,378 (79.1%)	141 (8.1%)	16 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (4.4%)	$14,325	$300	$572	$872	$10,297	$3,156	$13,453	35.7	34.9	153	8		450339001606
162	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%)	$34,584	$892	$1,572	$2,463	$24,822	$7,298	$32,121	35.5	39.8	143	19		450111001550
163	Burke High	Public, Magnet	9-12	244 President Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 579-4815	342	62	5.5	—	5 (1.5%)	320 (93.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$40,414	$1,689	$1,615	$3,305	$28,015	$9,094	$37,109	35.3	10.8	222	59		450144001328
164	Chester Senior High	Public	9-12	1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 377-3161	699	50	13.9	—	195 (27.9%)	373 (53.4%)	89 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	$19,020	$1,156	$458	$1,615	$13,857	$3,549	$17,406	35.2	31.9	163	1		450153000298
165	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	61.3%	525 (82.0%)	26 (4.1%)	58 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$15,771	$960	$543	$1,503	$12,385	$1,883	$14,268	35	37.1	148	17		450333000903
166	Lake View High	Public	6-12	401 East Third Avenue	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3009	483	38	12.8	—	239 (49.5%)	179 (37.1%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$15,488	$1,003	$1,205	$2,208	$11,145	$2,135	$13,280	34.8	19.2	197	31		450192000380
167	McBee High	Public	6-12	264 East Pine Avenue	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 335-8251	577	47	12.2	—	402 (69.7%)	85 (14.7%)	66 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$14,155	$658	$707	$1,365	$10,698	$2,093	$12,791	34.3	20.1	193	26		450156000317
168	School Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Executive Center Drive Suite 250	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 212-4712	6,152	268	22.9		3,858 (62.7%)	1,255 (20.4%)	526 (8.6%)	33 (0.5%)	26 (0.4%)	8 (0.1%)	446 (7.2%)	$9,996	$296	$21	$317	$3,887	$5,792	$9,678	33.8	31.5	167	1		450390901520
169	South Carolina Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite H	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 280-9806	391	11	37.2		245 (62.7%)	80 (20.5%)	45 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$9,327	$54	$14	$68	$5,827	$3,432	$9,259	32.8			(n/a)		450391901759
170	Greenwood High	Public	9-12	1816 Cokesbury Road	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5600	1,724	97	17.8	—	605 (35.1%)	684 (39.7%)	317 (18.4%)	25 (1.5%)	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	60 (3.5%)	$13,178	$912	$559	$1,471	$10,215	$1,492	$11,707	32.6	29	173	3		450234000596
171	Hemingway High	Public	9-12	402 South Main Street	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9413	189	17	11.1	—	12 (6.3%)	171 (90.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$27,669	$3,117	$3,153	$6,270	$17,849	$3,550	$21,399	32.4	61.7	74	97		450378001108
172	Brookland-Cayce High	Public	9-12	1300 State Street	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 791-5000	1,212	99	12.2	—	310 (25.6%)	392 (32.3%)	405 (33.4%)	48 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.2%)	$14,989	$315	$1,220	$1,535	$10,888	$2,566	$13,454	31.8	22.8	188	16		450273000742
173	Wagener-Salley High	Public	9-12	326 Seivern Road	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 564-1100	245	26	9.4	—	102 (41.6%)	97 (39.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	$22,644	$545	$814	$1,359	$18,644	$2,641	$21,285	31.8	19.6	195	22		450072000057
174	Blackville-Hilda High	Public	9-12	76 Atkins Circle	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5700	140	16	8.7		12 (8.6%)	113 (80.7%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$23,154	$976	$1,696	$2,671	$18,136	$2,346	$20,483	31.5			(n/a)		450108000126
175	Mullins High	Public	9-12	747 Miller's Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3710	557	31	17.9	—	70 (12.6%)	435 (78.1%)	38 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$16,506	$1,010	$1,756	$2,766	$10,525	$3,216	$13,740	31.5	47.1	116	59		450390800773
176	Midlands Middle College	Public, Charter	10-12	1260 Lexington Drive	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 822-3333	115	7	17.4	42.5%	68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$11,615	$157	$44	$200	$9,522	$1,892	$11,414	30.8			(n/a)		450390101614
177	Lakewood High	Public	9-12	350 Old Manning Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 506-2700	1,013	58	17.4	—	302 (29.8%)	596 (58.8%)	62 (6.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.0%)	$14,652	$794	$1,638	$2,432	$10,524	$1,696	$12,220	30.6	22.8	189	12		450390200223
178	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33 Villa Road Suite 100	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%)	$10,742	$521	$79	$600	$5,710	$4,432	$10,142	30.5	28.9	174	4		450390901616
179	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	85.4%	152 (40.5%)	151 (40.3%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.6%)	$20,810	$1,084	$633	$1,717	$14,453	$4,639	$19,092	30.4	35.8	151	28		450153000300
180	York Comprehensive High	Public	9-12	275 East Alexander Love Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-2336	1,511	93	16.2	57.8%	918 (60.8%)	300 (19.9%)	182 (12.0%)	17 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (5.8%)	$16,421	$619	$774	$1,393	$12,598	$2,430	$15,028	29.3	36.6	150	30		450381001122
181	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%)	$17,575	$703	$422	$1,125	$13,237	$2,088	$16,449	29.3	37.6	147	34		450282000759
182	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%)	$15,126	$1,251	$590	$1,841	$12,169	$1,117	$13,285	29.3	26.5	181	1		450231000560
183	Calhoun County High	Public	9-12	150 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 874-3071	397	31	12.8	—	90 (22.7%)	260 (65.5%)	44 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,555	$2,157	$311	$2,468	$15,197	$3,890	$19,087	28.9	29.8	170	13		450125000187
184	Barnwell High	Public	9-12	474 Jackson Street	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	No	No	No	(803) 541-1390	557	39	14.4	—	231 (41.5%)	262 (47.0%)	31 (5.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (3.1%)	$18,115	$1,286	$1,416	$2,702	$13,224	$2,189	$15,413	28.7			(n/a)		450108000132
185	Kingstree High	Public	9-12	615 Martin Luther King Avenue	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 355-6525	681	51	13.4	—	39 (5.7%)	614 (90.2%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$20,464	$1,970	$2,634	$4,605	$12,963	$2,897	$15,860	28.6	50.5	109	76		450378001772
186	Crestwood High	Public	9-12	2000 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-6200	1,105	57	19.3	—	190 (17.2%)	789 (71.4%)	67 (6.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.7%)	$13,566	$767	$1,711	$2,478	$9,418	$1,671	$11,089	28.3	13.5	217	31		450390200217
187	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%)	$21,735	$1,101	$901	$2,002	$16,354	$3,379	$19,733	27.7	27.1	178	9		450336000954
188	Sumter High School	Public	9-12	2580 McCrays Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-4480	2,122	125	17	—	544 (25.6%)	1,326 (62.5%)	156 (7.4%)	40 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	46 (2.2%)	$14,683	$841	$1,425	$2,266	$10,667	$1,750	$12,417	27	24.2	185	3		450390201065
189	J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	7-12	319 Carlisle Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 374-8685	385	28	13.6	—	186 (48.3%)	161 (41.8%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$15,688	$898	$1,281	$2,179	$10,718	$2,792	$13,509	26.8	32.3	160	29		450219001709
190	Saluda High	Public	9-12	160 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3011	714	43	16.6	75.6%	215 (30.1%)	159 (22.3%)	319 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$10,400	$635	$205	$840	$8,398	$1,162	$9,560	26.5	16.2	206	16		450346000982
191	Lancaster High	Public	9-12	625 Woodland Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-2001	1,390	88	15.8	87.0%	348 (25.0%)	677 (48.7%)	303 (21.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.9%)	$13,655	$1,533	$383	$1,916	$9,595	$2,144	$11,739	26.3	30.8	168	23		450258000691
192	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%)								26.2	28.7	175	17		450252001487
193	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%)								26	27.3	177	16		450252001770
194	Ware Shoals High	Public	9-12	56 South Greenwood Avenue	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	No	(864) 456-7923	265	21	12.6	76.4%	179 (67.5%)	50 (18.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	$16,986	$303	$297	$600	$12,781	$3,605	$16,386	25.5	30.6	169	25		450237000601
195	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%)	$18,010	$1,151	$2,529	$3,680	$10,370	$3,960	$14,330	25.3	40.4	142	53		450390800765
196	Westside High	Public	9-12	806 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5260	1,687	97	17.3	80.5%	608 (36.0%)	649 (38.5%)	286 (17.0%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (7.6%)	$13,005	$644	$813	$1,456	$9,539	$2,010	$11,549	25.1	29.1	172	24		450090000113
197	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%)	$17,638	$942	$648	$1,590	$13,809	$2,239	$16,048	24.2	41.4	136	61		450072000056
198	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%)	$14,986	$1,346	$441	$1,787	$10,513	$2,686	$13,199	24.2	26.1	183	15		450261000701
199	Richland Northeast High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7500 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2800	1,340	101	13.3	67.9%	112 (8.4%)	857 (64.0%)	296 (22.1%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.7%)	$17,158	$676	$689	$1,365	$12,077	$3,716	$15,793	24	15.8	208	9		450339001312
200	School Whitmore School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	501 Commerce Drive NE	Columbia	29223	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 476-6416	431	15	28.7	54.2%	309 (71.7%)	81 (18.8%)	26 (6.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$9,106	$195	$96	$291	$6,740	$2,074	$8,815	23.6	23.4	186	14		450390101581

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