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Hartsville High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Hartsville High serves approximately 1,129 students in grades 9-12 within the Darlington 01 school district in Hartsville, SC, and is currently rated 1 star (16th percentile statewide), a significant drop from its 2-star ratings of the past decade.

Over the past five years, Hartsville High has experienced a concerning, school-wide decline that affects every student group. The dropout rate has skyrocketed from 0.4% in 2020-2021 to 5.0% in 2024-2025—more than double the state average of 2.1%—while the graduation rate has fallen from 92.1% to 80.9%, now trailing both the district (83.5%) and state (86.7%) averages. Test scores tell a similar story: English 1 proficiency has plummeted from 80.72% to 36.68% in just three years, and Algebra 1 proficiency has also dropped. Even with per-student spending of $17,053—higher than West Florence High ($11,418) and comparable to Mayo High for Math Science & Technology ($16,889)—the school's outcomes are significantly worse, suggesting resources alone aren't solving the problem.

There are a few bright spots: disabled students are served relatively well (45th percentile, 2 stars), and English 2 proficiency (71.89%) shows the school can achieve solid results in some subjects. However, the contrast with nearby schools is stark. Mayo High for Math Science & Technology, just 13 miles away in the same district, ranks in the 99th percentile with a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate. Even Lamar High, despite a lower overall ranking, outperforms Hartsville High in graduation rate (88.7% vs. 80.9%) and dropout rate (1.1% vs. 5.0%). The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, located just 1.5 miles away, achieves near-perfect outcomes—though it's a selective magnet school serving a different population. For parents, the pattern of rising dropout rates, falling test scores, and declining graduation rates over four consecutive years signals that immediate intervention is needed to reverse this trajectory.

1,129

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,053

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Lewellyn Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550

(843) 383-3130

District: Darlington 01

Feeder schools for Hartsville High:

Elementary:	Bay Road Elementary
	Carolina Elementary
	North Hartsville Elementary
	Southside Early Childhood Center
	More...
	Thornwell School for the Arts
Middle:	Hartsville Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.2%

White:

39.8%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (54% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (81% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg69%

209^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Darlington 01

45^th of 75Darlington 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
2026	21.0	209 of 248	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	164 of 240	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	149 of 243	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	135 of 237	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	124 of 226	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	140 of 227	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	158 of 225	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	160 of 216	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	151 of 223	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	156 of 231	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	131 of 232	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.8	65 of 210	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.0	122 of 203	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	103 of 202	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.5	143 of 199	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.1	123 of 188	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	107 of 185	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.0	138 of 191	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.3	122 of 191	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	152 of 187	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	185 of 200	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	129 of 196	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	135 of 197	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	119 of 199	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	110 of 190	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	117 of 178	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	142 of 184	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	163 of 183	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	75 of 136	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	55 of 140	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	70 of 147	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	46 of 141	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	75 of 139	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.2	26 of 115	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	52 of 143	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	84 of 137	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	193 of 229	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	174 of 229	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	141 of 231	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	136 of 223	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	127 of 220	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	152 of 213	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	175 of 213	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	173 of 210	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	137 of 155	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.0	103 of 154	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	113 of 158	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.3	84 of 156	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	121 of 124	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	77 of 122	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	78 of 122	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	81 of 86	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	217 of 241	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	171 of 230	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	149 of 235	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	134 of 226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	118 of 220	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	141 of 213	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	160 of 217	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	193 of 214	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	200 of 233	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	146 of 228	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	150 of 234	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	122 of 229	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	124 of 224	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	129 of 215	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	136 of 218	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	157 of 213	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	54.1	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	159 of 203	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	140 of 200	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	111 of 202	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	102 of 197	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	90 of 192	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	132 of 189	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	142 of 191	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	150 of 185	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)45th percentile+29 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 272%-12 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution53%-10 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 237%-24 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 (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 (2024)	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
Hartsville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Lewellyn Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 383-3130	1,129	74	15.2	100.0%	449 (39.8%)	476 (42.2%)	89 (7.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.5%)	21	209^th of 248 public high schools	15.7%		31.8	164^th of 240 public high schools	31.7%	45									36.7	53.1	71.9	$17,053	$1,133	$954	$2,086	$12,825	$2,142	$14,967
School Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Public	11-12	401 Railroad Ave	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3900	296			1.1%	148 (50.0%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.1%)	81 (27.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)								(n/a)										100.0
Darlington County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	160 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 398-4796	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McBee High	Public	6-12	264 East Pine Avenue	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 335-8251	577	47	12.2	100.0%	402 (69.7%)	85 (14.7%)	66 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	34.3	167^th of 248 public high schools	32.7%		20.1	193^rd of 240 public high schools	19.6%	26	52.2	54.7	49.3	23.9	33.7	19.8	38.8		53.2	56.5	72.7	$13,438	$906	$795	$1,701	$9,739	$1,998	$11,736
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	100.0%	189 (19.6%)	613 (63.5%)	46 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	13.9	228^th of 248 public high schools	8.1%		14.5	214^th of 240 public high schools	10.8%	14									33.2	36.4	74.9	$18,259	$1,437	$999	$2,436	$13,581	$2,241	$15,822
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	100.0%	103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	12.1	230^th of 248 public high schools	7.3%		10.1	224^th of 240 public high schools	6.7%	6									27.6	39.0	73.6	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125
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	100.0%	167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	97.7	3^rd of 248 public high schools	98.8%		95.1	4^th of 240 public high schools	98.3%	1									96.6	97.5	100.0	$16,889	$1,418	$1,168	$2,586	$12,148	$2,155	$14,303
Lee High	Public	9-12	990 Wisacky Highway	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-2531	5	4	1.2		0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lee Central High	Public	9-12	1800 Wisacky Highway	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-4010	402	56	7.1	100.0%	24 (6.0%)	362 (90.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	20	213^th of 248 public high schools	14.1%		18.9	199^th of 240 public high schools	17.1%	14									43.0	34.0	77.5	$26,157	$1,584	$5,666	$7,250	$13,481	$5,426	$18,907
West Florence High	Public	9-12	221 North Beltline Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8472	1,827	106	17.3	59.9%	677 (37.1%)	802 (43.9%)	158 (8.6%)	45 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.9%)	63.3	89^th of 248 public high schools	64.1%		53.1	100^th of 240 public high schools	58.3%	11								78.2	63.7	67.0	83.6	$11,418	$408	$781	$1,189	$8,506	$1,722	$10,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartsville High

What district is Hartsville High in?

Darlington 01

What is the racial makeup of Hartsville High?

Students at Hartsville High are 42% African American, 40% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hartsville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,129 students attended Hartsville High.

What schools feed into Hartsville High?

Hartsville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bay Road Elementary
Elementary : Carolina Elementary
Elementary : North Hartsville Elementary
Elementary : Southside Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Thornwell School for the Arts
Middle : Hartsville Middle

Is Hartsville High a good school?

Hartsville High ranks in the bottom 15.7% of South Carolina high schools.

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