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Ware Shoals High

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Ware Shoals High ranks 166 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 29% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Ware Shoals High is a public high school serving 246 students in grades 9-12 in Ware Shoals, South Carolina. The school is part of the Greenwood 51 school district, which is ranked 43 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ware Shoals High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 92 to 172 out of 225-237 schools. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating below-average performance. Additionally, Ware Shoals High has had 4-year graduation rates ranging from 79.2% to 87.8% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and the school's dropout rates have been between 2.4% and 4.1%, which are higher than desirable.

When comparing Ware Shoals High to nearby schools, such as Abbeville High, Belton Honea Path High, and Dixie High, it becomes clear that Ware Shoals High is underperforming compared to its peers, with lower rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Ware Shoals High, ranging from 49.26% to 76.42% in recent years, suggests that the school may be facing challenges in terms of funding and access to resources, which could be contributing to its performance issues.

265

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56 South Greenwood Avenue
Ware Shoals, SC 29692

(864) 456-7923

District: Greenwood 51

Feeder schools for Ware Shoals High:

Elementary:	Ware Shoals Primary
Middle:	Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

African American:

18.9%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (60% vs 71% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 26 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg71%

166^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 75Greenwood 51 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	30.6	166 of 235	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	166 of 235	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	137 of 237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	149 of 226	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	172 of 227	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	92 of 225	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	135 of 216	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.2	149 of 223	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	124 of 231	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	162 of 232	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.7	102 of 210	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.0	96 of 203	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	105 of 202	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.1	164 of 199	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.7	85 of 199	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	104 of 188	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	76.6	33 of 185	82.2%	★★★★☆
2007	64.6	74 of 191	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.2	16 of 191	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	61.3	91 of 187	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	170 of 225	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	158 of 225	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	128 of 223	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	150 of 220	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	150 of 213	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	80 of 213	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	122 of 210	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	173 of 226	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	168 of 229	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	121 of 226	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	135 of 220	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	148 of 213	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	67 of 217	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	133 of 214	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	149 of 224	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	179 of 228	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	132 of 229	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	143 of 224	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	177 of 215	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	112 of 218	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	132 of 213	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	142 of 196	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	171 of 196	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	172 of 197	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	165 of 192	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	183 of 189	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	144 of 191	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	174 of 185	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 285%~ state avg

English 154%-7 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 248%-26 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution43%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)		SC READY Mathematics (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 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
Ware Shoals High	Public	9-12	56 South Greenwood Avenue	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	No	(864) 456-7923	265	21	12.6		179 (67.5%)	50 (18.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	30.6	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%		29.2	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%						48.0	54.3	42.9	84.7		$84,707	$36,116	$120,823
Dixie High	Public	7-12	1 Haynes Street	Due West	29639	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-2186	565	36	15.6		480 (85.0%)	51 (9.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	80.8	22^nd of 235 public high schools	90.6%		79.1	27^th of 235 public high schools	88.5%	5	70.0	73.5	48.8	56.8	94.7	86.0	62.5	96.0	$13,587	$502	$295	$797	$9,531	$3,259	$12,790
G. Frank Russell Technology Center	Public	9-12	601 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5750	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenwood High	Public	9-12	1816 Cokesbury Road	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5600	1,724	97	17.8		605 (35.1%)	684 (39.7%)	317 (18.4%)	25 (1.5%)	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	60 (3.5%)	29	170^th of 235 public high schools	27.7%		26.2	176^th of 235 public high schools	25.1%	6					67.8	49.0	49.0	80.9	$13,232	$1,499	$596	$2,094	$9,693	$1,445	$11,137
Laurens District 55 High	Public	9-12	5058 Highway 76 West	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	No	(864) 682-3151	1,434	123	11.6		697 (48.6%)	413 (28.8%)	273 (19.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.1%)	26.1	180^th of 235 public high schools	23.4%		28.1	171^st of 235 public high schools	27.2%	9					51.2	50.5	50.9	79.2	$13,914	$1,111	$440	$1,551	$9,703	$2,661	$12,363
Belton Honea Path High	Public	9-12	11000 Belton-Honea Path Highwa	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7382	1,069	61	17.5		792 (74.1%)	153 (14.3%)	60 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	67.7	54^th of 235 public high schools	77.0%		64.3	63^rd of 235 public high schools	73.2%	9					77.6	90.7	64.6	92.6	$11,920	$999	$494	$1,493	$8,782	$1,645	$10,427
Emerald High	Public	9-12	150 Bypass 225	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5730	887	53	16.6		335 (37.8%)	367 (41.4%)	138 (15.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	26.4	179^th of 235 public high schools	23.8%		28.1	172^nd of 235 public high schools	26.8%	7					67.9	49.1	52.6	75.8	$16,305	$1,987	$815	$2,801	$11,775	$1,728	$13,503
Abbeville High	Public	9-12	701 Washington Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5916	463	31	14.9		217 (46.9%)	210 (45.4%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	42.9	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%		38.1	138^th of 235 public high schools	41.3%	7					89.3	47.4	53.4	82.7	$15,886	$737	$303	$1,040	$11,447	$3,400	$14,846
Abbeville County Career Center	Public	10-12	100 Old Calhoun Falls Highway	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	No	(864) 366-9069	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Ware Shoals High

What is the racial makeup of Ware Shoals High?

Students at Ware Shoals High are 68% White, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Ware Shoals High in?

Greenwood 51

How many students attend Ware Shoals High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Ware Shoals High.

Is Ware Shoals High a good school?

Ware Shoals High ranks 166^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ware Shoals High?

Ware Shoals High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ware Shoals Primary
Middle : Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

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