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North Charleston High

Public Grades 9-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 2% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

North Charleston High is a public high school serving 785 students in grades 9-12 in the Charleston 01 school district in North Charleston, South Carolina. While the Charleston 01 district is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, North Charleston High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of high schools in South Carolina over the past decade, with a 0-star rating.

North Charleston High struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% for female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's performance for English Language Learners and disabled students is slightly better, but still in the bottom half of the state. North Charleston High has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.5% to 66.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by end-of-course exam proficiency rates, is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Charleston 01 district, such as Allegro Charter School of Music and Military Magnet Academy, significantly outperform North Charleston High across various metrics, including statewide rankings, graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic performance. While North Charleston High spends significantly more per student compared to the state and district averages, this funding and resource allocation alone may not be the primary driver of the school's underperformance, which is likely influenced by broader socioeconomic factors within the community.

829

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,208

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1087 East Montague Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405

(843) 745-7140

District: Charleston 01

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.7%

Hispanic:

29.2%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (79% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg77%

South Carolina avg71%

231^st of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15High Schools in the Charleston 01

23^rd of 75Charleston 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	231 of 235	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	233 of 235	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	234 of 237	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	226 of 226	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	220 of 227	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	221 of 225	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	213 of 216	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	211 of 223	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	194 of 231	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	177 of 232	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	169 of 210	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	188 of 203	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	185 of 202	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	195 of 199	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	184 of 188	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	182 of 185	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	183 of 191	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	185 of 191	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	176 of 187	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	181 of 194	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	184 of 194	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	182 of 190	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	161 of 178	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	180 of 183	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	137 of 139	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	126 of 145	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	137 of 141	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	133 of 139	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	100 of 115	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	116 of 137	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	62 of 69	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	70 of 71	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	68 of 68	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	61 of 61	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	223 of 225	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	223 of 225	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	223 of 223	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	219 of 220	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	207 of 210	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	119 of 121	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	117 of 119	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	107 of 108	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	93 of 93	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.1	80 of 80	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	218 of 226	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	223 of 229	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	224 of 226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	212 of 220	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	201 of 213	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	209 of 217	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	212 of 214	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	217 of 224	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	228 of 228	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	225 of 229	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	223 of 224	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	206 of 215	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	208 of 218	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	210 of 213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 260%-26 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 256%-18 vs state

English 125%-36 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution23%-38 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Notorious for school fights and terrible conditions for students, North Charleston High is not somewhere a child should attend if she could go anywhere else. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
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%)	4.1	231^st of 235 public high schools	1.7%		2.6	233^rd of 235 public high schools	0.9%	2								55.8	25.3	23.1	60.0	$26,208	$4,989	$2,440	$7,430	$14,033	$4,745	$18,778
Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	1088 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 953-3231	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	4542 Simms Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	250	27	9.2		38 (15.2%)	158 (63.2%)	40 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	71.6	45^th of 235 public high schools	80.9%		73.4	41^st of 235 public high schools	82.6%	4	43.7	42.9	58.1	29.2	21.5	7.0	31.3		64.5	63.7	100.0	$25,011	$2,256	$15	$2,271	$14,880	$7,860	$22,740
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%)	90.7	10^th of 235 public high schools	95.7%		91.9	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%	1	93.8	92.5	94.5	80.2	88.1	84.6	80.7	97.8	90.3	85.1	99.4	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479
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	740	45	16.5		552 (74.6%)	24 (3.2%)	39 (5.3%)	78 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	97.6	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%		97.2	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%	1									100.0	98.9	100.0	$22,213	$2,724	$1,132	$3,856	$13,700	$4,656	$18,357
Military Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2950 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7102	393	45	8.6		11 (2.8%)	235 (59.8%)	133 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	51	106^th of 235 public high schools	54.9%		28.2	170^th of 235 public high schools	27.7%	64	32.6	49.2	53.2	23.9	23.7	7.8	28.3	84.5	46.5	32.1	92.5	$41,580	$4,727	$7,198	$11,925	$22,549	$7,106	$29,655
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%)	1.3	234^th of 235 public high schools	0.4%		0.9	235^th of 235 public high schools	0.0%	1									9.5	8.3	70.0	$29,784	$3,250	$1,095	$4,345	$14,185	$11,254	$25,439
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%)	11.1	218^th of 235 public high schools	7.2%		5.5	231^st of 235 public high schools	1.7%	13								26.8	34.2	40.9	76.8	$11,237	$74	$471	$545	$179	$10,514	$10,692
Hanahan High	Public	9-12	6015 Murray Drive	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3710	1,061	64	16.5		537 (50.6%)	109 (10.3%)	261 (24.6%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.2%)	50.5	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%		45.2	120^th of 235 public high schools	48.9%	13								67.2	67.0	66.2	82.8	$14,018	$617	$780	$1,397	$10,911	$1,709	$12,620
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%)	4.9	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%		1.6	234^th of 235 public high schools	0.4%	4								6.9	13.7	32.1	74.3	$11,995	$651	$567	$1,218	$4,840	$5,937	$10,777

Frequently Asked Questions about North Charleston High

What district is North Charleston High in?

Charleston 01

What schools feed into North Charleston High?

North Charleston High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chicora Elementary
Elementary : Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori
Elementary : Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center
Elementary : Matilda F. Dunston Elementary
Elementary : North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary
Elementary : North Charleston Elementary
Middle : Morningside Middle

How many students attend North Charleston High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended North Charleston High.

What is the racial makeup of North Charleston High?

Students at North Charleston High are 63% African American, 29% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is North Charleston High a good school?

North Charleston High ranks in the bottom 1.7% of South Carolina high schools.

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