Best High Schools in South Carolina for African American Students

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Every year, the South Carolina Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish South Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOCEP test scores by the South Carolina Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 194)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-2650	309	23	13.4		167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	$16,889	$1,418	$1,168	$2,586	$12,148	$2,155	$14,303	99.5%	98.3%	1.19%			450186000190
2	Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	935	38	24.9		667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316	99.0%	97.0%	1.95%			450390901650
3	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	360	23	15.6		151 (41.9%)	101 (28.1%)	81 (22.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$14,777	$1,137	$665	$1,802	$11,289	$1,686	$12,975	98.5%	97.4%	1.01%			450249001531
4	Legacy Early College	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Woodside Avenue	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 248-0646	1,592	112	14.2		39 (2.4%)	732 (46.0%)	721 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.2%)	$15,066	$1,534	$1,326	$2,860	$9,807	$2,399	$12,206	97.9%	88.1%	9.85%			450390101685
5	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	1,102	69	15.9		771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479	97.4%	95.7%	1.68%			450144000083
6	Catawba Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1180 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5222	1,704	107	15.9		1,183 (69.4%)	160 (9.4%)	159 (9.3%)	98 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.9%)	$11,913	$280	$405	$684	$9,411	$1,818	$11,229	96.9%	95.3%	1.59%			450390001718
7	Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,905	118	16.1		1,153 (60.5%)	292 (15.3%)	266 (14.0%)	93 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.0%)	$10,826	$328	$171	$499	$8,482	$1,846	$10,327	96.4%	88.5%	7.88%			450258000689
8	Woodmont High	Public	9-12	2831 West Georgia Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8600	2,151	113	19		1,118 (52.0%)	596 (27.7%)	301 (14.0%)	15 (0.7%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (5.0%)	$12,274	$763	$575	$1,337	$9,998	$939	$10,937	95.9%	88.9%	6.94%			450231000574
9	Chapin High	Public	9-12	300 Columbia Avenue	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5400	1,617	99	16.3		1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653	95.4%	94.0%	1.32%			450282001170
10	Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1		771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	$13,711	$568	$472	$1,040	$10,975	$1,696	$12,671	94.8%	91.5%	3.36%			450282001621

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.