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Great Falls High

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Great Falls High ranks 179 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 28% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Great Falls High serves 375 students in grades 6-12 in the small town of Great Falls, South Carolina, as part of the Chester 01 school district, where 85.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most remarkable thing about Great Falls High is its graduation rate. At 96.2% for the 2024-2025 school year, it dramatically outpaces both the district (85.9%) and the state (86.7%), and the school has maintained rates above 89% for five straight years. Its dropout rate is an extraordinary 0.0%, compared to 2.0% for the district and 2.1% statewide. The school also offers a favorable 10.7:1 student-teacher ratio—better than Chester Senior High (13.9:1), Lewisville High (14.8:1), and Lancaster High (15.8:1)—and spends $19,665 per student, about 26% more than its district peers. In the classroom, Algebra 1 proficiency is a clear strength at 83.1%, well above the state average of 73.9%, and 7th grade ELA consistently exceeds district averages.

However, the school faces significant academic challenges. Its overall state ranking has fallen from the 48th percentile in 2021-2022 to just the 27th percentile in 2025-2026. High school English 1 proficiency sits at only 32.8%, far below the state's 60.9%. There are also notable equity gaps: male students rank in the 13th percentile statewide while female students rank in the 39th, and African American student performance dropped dramatically from the 42nd percentile to the 5th percentile in a single year. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 36.2% to 23.3%, remains slightly above the state average. The school clearly excels at keeping students enrolled and graduating them, but this success hasn't translated into competitive test scores—a paradox that suggests strong support systems paired with a need for more rigorous academic interventions.

375

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,810

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

409 Sunset Avenue
Great Falls, SC 29055

(803) 482-2210

District: Chester 01

Feeder schools for Great Falls High:

Elementary:

Great Falls Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

African American:

40.3%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

183^rd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

179^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Chester 01

54^th of 75Chester 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	183 of 341	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	179 of 321	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	201 of 322	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	222 of 325	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	238 of 310	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	241 of 311	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	255 of 315	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	234 of 303	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	228 of 317	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.9	234 of 303	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	235 of 301	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.6	251 of 291	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	230 of 276	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	206 of 271	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	183 of 251	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.5	95 of 246	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	154 of 253	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	235 of 235	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	243 of 252	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	150 of 310	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	173 of 295	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	176 of 293	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	215 of 279	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	243 of 296	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	168 of 173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	150 of 325	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	131 of 308	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	145 of 304	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	166 of 313	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	204 of 300	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	224 of 288	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	235 of 289	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	215 of 280	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	185 of 310	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	174 of 298	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	191 of 292	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	221 of 303	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	251 of 292	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	224 of 279	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	243 of 296	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	219 of 284	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	190 of 271	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	152 of 259	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	210 of 256	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	181 of 260	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	178 of 244	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	216 of 258	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	216 of 250	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	179 of 248	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	151 of 240	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	157 of 243	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	162 of 237	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	117 of 226	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	105 of 227	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	157 of 216	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	113 of 223	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.0	105 of 231	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	20.8	191 of 232	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	139 of 210	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	118 of 203	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.0	92 of 202	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	25.8	152 of 199	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	152 of 199	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	63.5	71 of 188	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	83 of 185	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.3	147 of 191	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.5	142 of 191	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.1	123 of 187	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	190 of 200	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	113 of 196	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	98 of 197	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	139 of 229	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	143 of 229	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	146 of 231	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	117 of 223	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	107 of 220	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	104 of 213	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.9	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	135 of 210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	159 of 241	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	124 of 230	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	125 of 235	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	151 of 226	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	104 of 220	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	92 of 213	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	176 of 217	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	176 of 214	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	204 of 233	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	141 of 228	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	172 of 234	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	175 of 229	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	113 of 224	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	92 of 215	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	156 of 218	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	174 of 213	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	152 of 203	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	164 of 200	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	168 of 202	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	123 of 197	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	82 of 192	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	98 of 189	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.9	181 of 191	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	158 of 185	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-41 vs school

High school

Female (2026)39th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 278%-6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution59%-4 vs state

English Language Arts50%-8 vs state

Science46%-6 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 233%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
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%)	30.4	179^th of 248 public high schools	27.8%		35.8	151^st of 240 public high schools	37.1%	28	46.0	61.1	43.9	22.0	51.9	44.9	46.0		32.8	59.0	77.8	$20,810	$1,084	$633	$1,717	$14,453	$4,639	$19,092
Lewisville High	Public	9-12	3971 Lewisville High School Ro	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%)	44.5	140^th of 248 public high schools	43.5%		33.2	157^th of 240 public high schools	34.6%	17									50.4	68.3	78.1	$18,606	$1,141	$491	$1,632	$13,849	$3,125	$16,974
Lancaster County School District Career Center	Public	9-12	625 Normandy Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 289-4885	0	22	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	26.3	191^st of 248 public high schools	23.0%		30.8	168^th of 240 public high schools	30.0%	23									44.7	46.2	77.6	$13,655	$1,533	$383	$1,916	$9,595	$2,144	$11,739
Andrew Jackson High	Public	9-12	6925 Kershaw-Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-2381	557	49	11.4	61.3%	375 (67.3%)	127 (22.8%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	69.3	66^th of 248 public high schools	73.4%		59.9	78^th of 240 public high schools	67.5%	12									81.7	63.1	84.3	$18,416	$435	$313	$748	$14,562	$3,105	$17,667
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%)	35.2	164^th of 248 public high schools	33.9%		31.9	163^rd of 240 public high schools	32.1%	1									49.2	48.7	81.1	$19,020	$1,156	$458	$1,615	$13,857	$3,549	$17,406
Chester County Career Center	Public	9-12	1324 J. A. Cochran Bypass	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 377-1991	0	18	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fairfield Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	790 US Highway 321 North	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-5506	0	14	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fairfield Central High	Public	9-12	836 US Highway 321 Bypass Sout	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%)	55.4	114^th of 248 public high schools	54.0%		54.3	92^nd of 240 public high schools	61.7%	22									69.2	48.8	84.3	$27,310	$1,955	$1,111	$3,067	$19,284	$4,959	$24,243

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Falls High

What schools feed into Great Falls High?

Great Falls High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Great Falls Elementary

How many students attend Great Falls High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Great Falls High.

Is Great Falls High a good school?

Great Falls High ranks 179^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Great Falls High in?

Chester 01

What is the racial makeup of Great Falls High?

Students at Great Falls High are 41% White, 40% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

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