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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
201	Polaris Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1508 Grays Hwy	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 645-0605	514	44	11.6		92 (17.9%)	269 (52.3%)	144 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,890	$1,338	$164	$1,502	$6,937	$3,451	$10,388	17.2	2.9	232	31		450390101781
202	Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Public	6-12	4857 Charleston Highway	Rowesville	29133	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 516-6011	349	25	14		18 (5.2%)	269 (77.1%)	57 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,558	$1,764	$1,521	$3,285	$10,428	$1,845	$12,273	16.7	6.6	227	25		450391000850
203	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		215 (30.1%)	159 (22.3%)	319 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$11,923	$974	$929	$1,903	$9,000	$1,020	$10,020	16.2	20.3	193	10		450346000982
204	Newberry High	Public	9-12	3113 Main Street	Newberry	29018	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 321-2621	837	53	15.8		155 (18.5%)	376 (44.9%)	273 (32.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.3%)	$14,242	$927	$746	$1,673	$10,193	$2,376	$12,570	16.1	20.3	192	12		450303001285
205	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		112 (8.4%)	857 (64.0%)	296 (22.1%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.7%)	$16,712	$1,045	$593	$1,638	$11,424	$3,651	$15,075	15.8	13.3	211	6		450339001312
206	Allendale-Fairfax High	Public	9-12	3581 Allendale-Fairfax Highway	Fairfax	29827	Allendale County	Allendale 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 584-2311	252	32	7.8		12 (4.8%)	233 (92.5%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,197	$3,242	$1,868	$5,110	$13,285	$5,802	$19,087	15.8	8.3	220	14		450075000064
207	Gaffney High	Public	9-12	149 Twin Lake Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2000	1,827	103	17.7		949 (51.9%)	546 (29.9%)	262 (14.3%)	23 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.5%)	$4,461	$1,109	$594	$1,703	$1,890	$869	$2,758	15.5	16	203	4		450150000285
208	R. B. Stall High	Public	9-12	3625 Ashley Phosphate Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2200	2,135	138	15.4		149 (7.0%)	848 (39.7%)	1,030 (48.2%)	22 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (3.7%)	$18,862	$3,975	$1,544	$5,519	$10,091	$3,252	$13,343	15.2	14.3	208			450144000265
209	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	220	17	12.8		33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$19,181	$1,403	$1,582	$2,986	$13,866	$2,329	$16,195	14.9	13.2	212	3		450391000196
210	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%)	$30,999	$60	$78	$139	$23,225	$7,636	$30,860	14.7	11.1	215	5		450300000804
211	Darlington High	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Spring Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5140	965	71	13.5		189 (19.6%)	613 (63.5%)	46 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	$18,259	$1,437	$999	$2,436	$13,581	$2,241	$15,822	14.5	14.5	206	5		450186000095
212	Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	9654 N. Kings Hwy Unit 2 First	Myrtle Beach	29572	Horry County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(872) 529-2024	277	8	34.6		163 (58.8%)	65 (23.5%)	33 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	$15,649	$73	$4,575	$4,647	$179	$10,823	$11,002	14.3			(n/a)		450390101777
213	Carvers Bay Early College and Career High	Public	9-12	13002 Choppee Road	Hemingway	29554	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 545-5837	399	34	11.9		101 (25.3%)	285 (71.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$21,042	$2,252	$1,646	$3,898	$13,550	$3,594	$17,144	13.6	25.6	178	35		450228000554
214	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%)	$12,307	$942	$1,169	$2,112	$8,423	$1,772	$10,195	13.5	29.8	164	50		450390200217
215	Columbia High	Public	9-12	1701 Westchester Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8950	681	54	12.6		18 (2.6%)	579 (85.0%)	45 (6.6%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$21,575	$1,744	$2,088	$3,832	$14,838	$2,905	$17,743	12	20.1	194	21		450336000949
216	Dillon High	Public	9-12	1730 Highway 301 North	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1230	804	49	16.4		150 (18.7%)	545 (67.8%)	54 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$12,443	$1,264	$1,419	$2,684	$8,230	$1,529	$9,760	11.5	13.7	210	6		450192000385
217	Lake Marion High School	Public	9-12	3656 Tee Vee Road	Santee	29142	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 854-9213	692	41	17		55 (7.9%)	591 (85.4%)	25 (3.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$19,192	$1,837	$1,747	$3,584	$13,475	$2,133	$15,608	11.4	12.2	213	4		450391001192
218	Lowcountry Acceleration Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5935 Rivers Avenue suite 101A	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 804-6778	619	15	42.6		191 (30.9%)	294 (47.5%)	107 (17.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$11,237	$74	$471	$545	$179	$10,514	$10,692	11.1	5.5	231	13		450390101742
219	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%)	$39,636	$5,701	$2,769	$8,470	$22,404	$8,762	$31,166	10.8	17.8	196	23		450144001328
220	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%)	$30,371	$4,514	$1,931	$6,445	$17,215	$6,711	$23,926	10.2	15.3	204	16		450144000264
221	Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	268	21	12.7		103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125	10.1	22.6	181	40		450186000371
222	Lowcountry Connection Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Old Trolley Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(843) 695-9305	743	30	24.7		472 (63.5%)	145 (19.5%)	64 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.4%)	$8,993	$406	$30	$436	$2,519	$6,039	$8,557	8.5	20.7	188	34		450390901758
223	Marlboro County High	Public	9-12	951 Fayetteville Avenue Extens	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 479-5900	987	77	12.8		221 (22.4%)	649 (65.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.6%)	5 (0.5%)	67 (6.8%)	$12,700	$215	$574	$790	$8,372	$3,538	$11,910	8	7.7	223			450297001434
224	Battery Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Blue Dolphin Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5500	809	71	11.4		149 (18.4%)	375 (46.4%)	226 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	$17,142	$507	$405	$912	$12,669	$3,561	$16,230	7.8	9.1	219	5		450111000149
225	Eau Claire High	Public	9-12	4800 Monticello Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-7600	542	47	11.6		7 (1.3%)	438 (80.8%)	72 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$23,182	$2,212	$1,531	$3,742	$16,261	$3,179	$19,440	6.9	6.7	226	1		450336000951
226	Andrews High	Public	9-12	12890 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-3414	471	44	10.7		161 (34.2%)	260 (55.2%)	40 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$17,959	$1,611	$945	$2,557	$12,397	$3,005	$15,402	6.1	7.7	224	2		450228000482
227	Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Public	9-12	601 Bruin Parkway	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-6180	992	60	16.5		20 (2.0%)	903 (91.0%)	47 (4.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	$17,547	$1,137	$2,786	$3,923	$11,413	$2,212	$13,624	5.3	13.9	209	18		450391000873
228	Colleton County High	Public	9-12	150 Cougar Nation Drive	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 782-0031	1,352	82	16.4		484 (35.8%)	660 (48.8%)	124 (9.2%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (4.8%)	$14,624	$1,541	$1,624	$3,165	$9,289	$2,170	$11,459	5.1	8.1	222	6		450183000347
229	Scott's Branch High	Public	9-12	9253 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2100	197	16	12.1		12 (6.1%)	174 (88.3%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,899	$2,364	$1,330	$3,694	$17,102	$3,103	$20,206	5.1	9.2	218	11		450391500323
230	Learn4Life High School-Charleston	Public, Charter	9-12	6209 Rivers Avenue	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 666-6362	169	7	23.4		23 (13.6%)	83 (49.1%)	56 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$11,995	$651	$567	$1,218	$4,840	$5,937	$10,777	4.9	1.6	234	4		450390101740
231	North Charleston High	Public	9-12	1087 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7140	829	90	9.2		43 (5.2%)	520 (62.7%)	242 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	$26,208	$4,989	$2,440	$7,430	$14,033	$4,745	$18,778	4.1	2.6	233	2		450144000251
232	Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	330 Pelham Road Suite101-A (Te	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464	1,439	60	24.1		756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	$8,993	$226	$16	$242	$3,802	$4,949	$8,752	1.9			(n/a)		450390901784
233	Odyssey Online Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	510 Lexington Ave #102	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(803) 735-9110	536	36	15		352 (65.7%)	90 (16.8%)	55 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$10,673	$493	$65	$558	$5,922	$4,193	$10,115	1.9	6.2	228	5		450390901527
234	Greg Mathis Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2872 Azalea Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 557-1611	71	5	14.2		0 (0.0%)	70 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$29,784	$3,250	$1,095	$4,345	$14,185	$11,254	$25,439	1.3	0.9	235	1		450144000857
235	Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-9114	0	4	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								0.3			(n/a)		450342001185

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