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Hartsville High

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Hartsville High ranks 161 st of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 31% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Hartsville High is a public magnet high school located in Hartsville, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,125 students. The school is part of the Darlington 01 school district, which is ranked 47 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartsville High's performance is generally lower than the nearby Mayo High for Math, Science, and Technology, a highly-ranked magnet school in the district. However, the school performs better than the lower-ranked Lee Central High and Lamar High in the surrounding area. Hartsville High's four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.2% to 85.4%, is on par with nearby schools, but the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 28.3%, which are significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools.

Hartsville High's test scores, as measured by the End-of-Course (EOCEP) assessments, are generally lower than the state and district averages. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with the school performing relatively well for its disabled students but struggling with its Hispanic and multi-racial student populations. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and implementing targeted interventions to support the needs of these subgroups could be key focus areas for the school and district.

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 — 44th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (63% vs 71% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg71%

161^st of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Darlington 01

47^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
2025	31.8	161 of 235	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	145 of 235	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	38.8	128 of 194	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	133 of 194	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	56.6	54 of 139	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	69 of 145	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
2025	25.5	171 of 225	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	137 of 225	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	51.0	102 of 153	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	112 of 157	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	84 of 156	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	76 of 121	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	77 of 121	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	81 of 86	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	169 of 226	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	145 of 229	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	36.0	144 of 224	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	146 of 228	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
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
2025	35.1	138 of 196	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	108 of 196	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2025)61st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 282%-4 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 267%-7 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution54%-7 vs state

English 149%-13 vs state

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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
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		449 (39.8%)	476 (42.2%)	89 (7.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.5%)	31.8	161^st of 235 public high schools	31.5%		36.1	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%	16								66.9	48.6	54.1	82.4	$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 Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3902	296				148 (50.0%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.1%)	81 (27.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)								(n/a)										99.2
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		402 (69.7%)	85 (14.7%)	66 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	20.1	190^th of 235 public high schools	19.1%		47.6	112^th of 235 public high schools	52.3%	78	60.6	56.6	48.8	23.4	16.0	17.2	47.4	41.8	50.0	52.5	73.5	$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		189 (19.6%)	613 (63.5%)	46 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	14.5	211^th of 235 public high schools	10.2%		14.5	206^th of 235 public high schools	12.3%	5								59.0	43.4	41.4	72.5	$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		103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	10.1	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%		22.6	181^st of 235 public high schools	23.0%	40								55.7	29.1	40.9	74.1	$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		167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	95.1	4^th of 235 public high schools	98.3%		94.6	4^th of 235 public high schools	98.3%									100.0	94.7	88.1	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		24 (6.0%)	362 (90.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18.9	196^th of 235 public high schools	16.6%		9.9	216^th of 235 public high schools	8.1%	20								53.0	43.6	29.4	83.2	$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		677 (37.1%)	802 (43.9%)	158 (8.6%)	45 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.9%)	53.1	99^th of 235 public high schools	57.9%		55.7	87^th of 235 public high schools	63.0%	12								80.8	64.5	58.9	84.5	$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.

Is Hartsville High a good school?

Hartsville High ranks 161^st of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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