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Burke High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 7% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Burke High is a public magnet high school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 359. Despite being part of the Charleston 01 School District, which is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state, Burke High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina high schools, receiving a low 0-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burke High's performance is particularly low for female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status student groups, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom quarter to bottom half of South Carolina high schools. The school also struggles with a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 76.1% to 88.8%, which is below the state and district averages, and a higher-than-average dropout rate of 2.3% to 3.1%. Additionally, Burke High has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 54.5% in recent years, significantly above the state and district averages.

Despite its high per-student funding and low student-teacher ratio, Burke High students perform poorly on end-of-course exams compared to the state and district, with proficiency rates ranging from 20.23% to 67.42% across various subject areas. Interestingly, Burke High is surrounded by several higher-performing magnet and charter schools, such as Lucy Garrett Beckham High, Charleston School of the Arts, and Academic Magnet High, which significantly outperform Burke High across various metrics.

342

Students ?

5.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,636

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

244 President Street
Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 579-4815

District: Charleston 01

Feeder schools for Burke High:

Elementary:	James Simons Montessori
	Memminger Elementary
	Mitchell Elementary
	Sanders-Clyde Elementary
Middle:	Simmons Pinckney Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.6%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (51% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg77%

South Carolina avg71%

219^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	10.8	219 of 235	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	196 of 235	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	196 of 237	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	196 of 226	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	205 of 227	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	204 of 225	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	190 of 216	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	176 of 223	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	190 of 231	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	156 of 232	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	7.1	201 of 210	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	192 of 203	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	189 of 202	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	178 of 188	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	176 of 185	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	173 of 191	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	172 of 191	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.3	181 of 187	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	168 of 194	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	131 of 194	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	118 of 190	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	116 of 178	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	132 of 184	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	125 of 183	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	91 of 139	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	93 of 143	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.8	126 of 137	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	211 of 225	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	182 of 225	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	204 of 223	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	200 of 220	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	193 of 213	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	202 of 213	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	194 of 210	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	184 of 229	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	177 of 226	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	179 of 220	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	181 of 213	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	194 of 217	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	185 of 214	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	203 of 224	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	164 of 229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	182 of 224	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	191 of 215	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	191 of 218	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	184 of 213	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 267%-20 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 254%-20 vs state

English 144%-17 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution37%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Burke High

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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
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%)	10.8	219^th of 235 public high schools	6.8%		17.8	196^th of 235 public high schools	16.6%	23								53.9	44.2	36.9	66.7	$39,636	$5,701	$2,769	$8,470	$22,404	$8,762	$31,166
Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Public, Charter	6-12	1002 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 720-3085	573	48	11.9		210 (36.6%)	284 (49.6%)	54 (9.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	72	44^th of 235 public high schools	81.3%		72.9	44^th of 235 public high schools	81.3%		62.2	51.9	67.9	39.0	34.2	60.5	53.7	92.9	71.3	62.7	91.8	$20,489	$1,309	$1,282	$2,592	$12,090	$5,808	$17,897
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
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
James Island Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Fort Johnson Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 762-2754	1,612	106	15.2		1,175 (72.9%)	275 (17.1%)	92 (5.7%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)	73.7	41^st of 235 public high schools	82.6%		77.5	31^st of 235 public high schools	86.8%	10								75.2	80.8	73.7	93.8
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
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)
Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Public	9-12	1560 Mathis Ferry Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-6790	1,757	101	17.3		1,439 (81.9%)	157 (8.9%)	84 (4.8%)	32 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.4%)	87.4	15^th of 235 public high schools	93.6%		84.8	21^st of 235 public high schools	91.1%	6								91.6	83.6	84.0	96.7	$17,746	$3,060	$1,143	$4,203	$10,662	$2,881	$13,543
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Burke High

What district is Burke High in?

Charleston 01

How many students attend Burke High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Burke High.

Is Burke High a good school?

Burke High ranks in the bottom 6.8% of South Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Burke High?

Burke High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : James Simons Montessori
Elementary : Memminger Elementary
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary
Elementary : Sanders-Clyde Elementary
Middle : Simmons Pinckney Middle

What is the racial makeup of Burke High?

Students at Burke High are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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