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Greenwood High

Public Grades 9-12
170th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 235 South Carolina High Schools
Better than 28% of South Carolina high schools
Summary

Greenwood High is a public high school located in Greenwood, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,751 students. The school is part of the Greenwood 50 school district, which is ranked 20th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Greenwood High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, ranging from 130th to 180th out of 235-237 schools in recent years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for its African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status student groups, ranking in the bottom quarter of schools in the state for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's performance is slightly better for its White and Gifted and Talented student groups, ranking in the middle to upper-middle range of schools.

Greenwood High's proficiency rates on end-of-course exams (EOCEPs) are consistently below the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like English 1, U.S. History, and Algebra 1. The school's strongest performance is in English 2, where proficiency rates are closer to the state and district averages. Additionally, Greenwood High's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.7% to 85.4% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 1.1% and 4.3%, which is higher than the state's average. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.5% to 27.7% in recent years, should be a priority for the school.

1,724
Students ?
17.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,232
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1816 Cokesbury Road
       Greenwood, SC  29649

(864) 941-5600

District: Greenwood 50


Feeder schools for Greenwood High:

Elementary:    Eleanor S. Rice Elementary
    Hodges Elementary
    Lakeview Elementary
    Merrywood Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Brewer Middle
    Northside Middle
Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.7%
White:
35.1%
Hispanic:
18.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Carolina average (62% vs 71% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school62%
District avg64%
South Carolina avg71%
170th of 235
South Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Greenwood 50
20th of 75Greenwood 50 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202529.0170 of 23527.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.2176 of 23525.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.1167 of 23729.5%★★☆☆☆
202229.7154 of 22631.9%★★☆☆☆
202134.3142 of 22737.4%★★☆☆☆
201921.8167 of 22525.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.0151 of 21630.1%★★☆☆☆
201733.0130 of 22341.7%★★☆☆☆
201632.9152 of 23134.2%★★☆☆☆
201536.7136 of 23241.4%★★☆☆☆
201449.4113 of 21046.2%★★☆☆☆
201367.465 of 20368.0%★★★☆☆
201251.6110 of 20245.5%★★☆☆☆
201148.3108 of 19945.7%★★☆☆☆
201065.464 of 19967.8%★★★☆☆
200965.765 of 18865.4%★★★☆☆
200865.274 of 18560.0%★★★☆☆
200768.154 of 19171.7%★★★★☆
200662.973 of 19161.8%★★★☆☆
200567.765 of 18765.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202525.0163 of 19416.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.8144 of 19425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8159 of 19920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3157 of 19017.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.5136 of 17823.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.0168 of 1848.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.5165 of 1839.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202518.1126 of 1399.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9130 of 14510.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.9121 of 14114.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9100 of 13928.1%★☆☆☆☆
202113.6105 of 1158.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.4122 of 14314.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.1101 of 13726.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202545.039 of 6943.5%★★☆☆☆
202420.161 of 7114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.656 of 6817.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.956 of 618.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.640 of 4613.0%★☆☆☆☆
201911.658 of 649.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.155 of 585.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202530.7160 of 22528.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.6174 of 22522.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7166 of 22325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202229.1154 of 22030.0%★★☆☆☆
202128.7151 of 21329.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5156 of 21326.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.6154 of 21026.7%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202559.780 of 15347.7%★★☆☆☆
202443.2119 of 15724.2%★☆☆☆☆
202363.170 of 15655.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202529.8101 of 12116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202413.8113 of 1216.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.9103 of 11913.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.996 of 10811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202128.171 of 9323.7%★☆☆☆☆
20197.784 of 862.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.977 of 803.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202527.4175 of 22622.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9179 of 22921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5170 of 22624.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.7168 of 22023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.8156 of 21326.8%★☆☆☆☆
201917.9189 of 21712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201819.9169 of 21421.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202524.1182 of 22418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.4169 of 22825.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.4169 of 22926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.1158 of 22429.5%★★☆☆☆
202138.5130 of 21539.5%★★☆☆☆
201917.7176 of 21819.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.0155 of 21327.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202550.299 of 19649.5%★★★☆☆
202441.4110 of 19643.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.9128 of 19735.0%★★☆☆☆
202245.896 of 19250.0%★★★☆☆
202148.286 of 18954.5%★★★☆☆
201929.8130 of 19131.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.685 of 18554.1%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2025)49th percentile+22 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school
African American (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school
Disabled (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English 281%-6 vs state
Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 268%-6 vs state
English 149%-13 vs state
U.S. History and the Constitution49%-12 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,724 students attended Greenwood High.

Greenwood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eleanor S. Rice Elementary
Elementary : Hodges Elementary
Elementary : Lakeview Elementary
Elementary : Merrywood Elementary
Elementary : Pinecrest Elementary
Middle : Brewer Middle
Middle : Northside Middle

Greenwood High ranks 170th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Greenwood High are 40% African American, 35% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.


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