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Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

Public Grades 9-12

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Carvers Bay Early College and Career High is a small public high school in rural Hemingway, SC, serving 399 students in grades 9-12 within the Georgetown 01 school district.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Carvers Bay excels at keeping students on track to graduate. The school's graduation rate of 88.8% outpaces both the district (88.7%) and state (86.7%) averages, and its dropout rate of just 0.3% is dramatically lower than the state's 2.1%. This pattern has held for five straight years, suggesting a supportive environment where students persist. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending over $21,000 per pupil—well above nearby Socastee High ($14,081) and Waccamaw High ($13,730)—and maintains a favorable 11.9:1 student-teacher ratio. One notable strength is English 2 proficiency, where 76.6% of students scored proficient, nearly matching the state average of 83.8%.

However, academic performance on state assessments remains a significant challenge. The school ranks in the bottom 10% of South Carolina high schools, with only 36.6% of students proficient on the English 1 exam versus the state's 60.9%. Chronic absenteeism (22.3%) also remains a concern, though it has improved from a 31.9% spike two years ago. The picture is mixed when compared to nearby schools: Andrews High ranks even lower (5th percentile), while St. James High and Waccamaw High rank in the 90th percentile with test scores 30-50 points higher. For families, Carvers Bay offers a caring environment that prioritizes student retention, but the "early college" designation hasn't yet translated into strong test results—a factor worth weighing carefully.

399

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,042

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13002 Choppee Road
Hemingway, SC 29554

(843) 545-5837

District: Georgetown 01

Feeder schools for Carvers Bay Early College and Career High:

Elementary:	Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform
	Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School
	Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy
Middle:	Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.4%

White:

25.3%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (48% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg69%

222^nd of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Georgetown 01

51^st of 75Georgetown 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	16.6	222 of 248	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	216 of 240	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	184 of 243	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	199 of 237	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	181 of 226	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	210 of 227	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	211 of 225	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	206 of 216	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	153 of 223	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.0	182 of 231	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	172 of 232	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	60.0	90 of 210	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	28.8	156 of 203	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.5	90 of 202	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.1	126 of 199	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	102 of 199	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	145 of 188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	128 of 185	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	94 of 191	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	131 of 191	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.5	76 of 187	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	173 of 200	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	171 of 196	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	112 of 197	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	142 of 199	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	126 of 190	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	156 of 178	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	169 of 184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	162 of 183	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	53.2	56 of 141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.7	112 of 139	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	115 of 115	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	142 of 143	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	220 of 229	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	191 of 229	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	170 of 231	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	195 of 223	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	179 of 220	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	209 of 213	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	191 of 213	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	197 of 210	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	222 of 241	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	209 of 230	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	168 of 235	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	191 of 226	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	160 of 220	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	193 of 213	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	208 of 217	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	206 of 214	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	193 of 233	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	210 of 228	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	182 of 234	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	186 of 229	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	183 of 224	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	175 of 215	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	201 of 218	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	201 of 213	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	167 of 203	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	171 of 200	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	161 of 202	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	168 of 197	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	179 of 192	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)60th percentile+44 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 277%-7 vs state

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

Biology 1/Applied Biology 237%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Carvers Bay Early College and Career High	Public	9-12	13002 Choppee Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 545-5837	399	34	11.9	100.0%	101 (25.3%)	285 (71.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	16.6	222^nd of 248 public high schools	10.5%		13.6	216^th of 240 public high schools	10.0%	6		36.6	37.2	76.6	$21,042	$2,252	$1,646	$3,898	$13,550	$3,594	$17,144
Hemingway Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	1593 Hemingway Highway	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 558-5813	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hemingway High	Public	9-12	402 South Main Street	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9413	189	17	11.1	100.0%	12 (6.3%)	171 (90.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	32.4	171^st of 248 public high schools	31.0%		61.7	74^th of 240 public high schools	69.2%	97		57.9	27.0	80.6	$24,748	$3,220	$2,553	$5,773	$15,875	$3,101	$18,975
Waccamaw High	Public	9-12	2412 Kings River Road	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-9899	808	54	14.9	41.4%	609 (75.4%)	124 (15.3%)	43 (5.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	87.4	26^th of 248 public high schools	89.5%		74.8	39^th of 240 public high schools	83.8%	13		75.1	85.6	93.0	$13,730	$706	$401	$1,106	$10,592	$2,032	$12,624
Johnsonville High	Public	9-12	237 Georgetown Highway	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2707	325	27	12.2	100.0%	202 (62.2%)	98 (30.2%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	40.9	153^rd of 248 public high schools	38.3%		45.7	121^st of 240 public high schools	49.6%	32	75.0	48.7	50.0	77.3	$15,192	$930	$1,310	$2,240	$10,300	$2,652	$12,952
Georgetown High	Public	9-12	2500 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 546-8516	918	69	13.3	80.8%	360 (39.2%)	397 (43.2%)	139 (15.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	49.4	127^th of 248 public high schools	48.8%		51.3	104^th of 240 public high schools	56.7%	23		52.9	68.1	80.1	$16,482	$1,186	$582	$1,767	$12,401	$2,315	$14,715
St. James High	Public	9-12	10800 Highway 707	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5600	1,826	104	17.5	43.0%	1,337 (73.2%)	116 (6.4%)	231 (12.7%)	31 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (5.9%)	88	25^th of 248 public high schools	89.9%		80.8	24^th of 240 public high schools	90.0%	1	97.1	83.7	78.0	92.8	$13,791	$623	$434	$1,057	$11,003	$1,731	$12,733
Andrews High	Public	9-12	12890 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-3414	471	44	10.7	100.0%	161 (34.2%)	260 (55.2%)	40 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8.1	236^th of 248 public high schools	4.8%		6.1	230^th of 240 public high schools	4.2%	6		26.6	34.6	70.7	$17,959	$1,611	$945	$2,557	$12,397	$3,005	$15,402
Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,720	95	18.1	45.3%	1,051 (61.1%)	135 (7.8%)	373 (21.7%)	34 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (6.7%)	73.6	56^th of 248 public high schools	77.4%		69	52^nd of 240 public high schools	78.3%	4	55.2	72.0	75.5	86.8	$14,081	$686	$426	$1,111	$11,278	$1,691	$12,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

What is the racial makeup of Carvers Bay Early College and Career High?

Students at Carvers Bay Early College and Career High are 71% African American, 25% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Carvers Bay Early College and Career High?

Carvers Bay Early College and Career High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform
Elementary : Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School
Elementary : Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy
Middle : Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy

Is Carvers Bay Early College and Career High a good school?

Carvers Bay Early College and Career High ranks in the bottom 10.5% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Carvers Bay Early College and Career High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Carvers Bay Early College and Career High.

What district is Carvers Bay Early College and Career High in?

Georgetown 01

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