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Ware Shoals High

Public Grades 9-12

194^th

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of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 22% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Ware Shoals High is a small public high school in Ware Shoals, SC, serving 265 students in grades 9-12 within the Greenwood 51 school district, where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Ware Shoals High is currently rated as a 1-star school, ranking 193rd out of 245 high schools in South Carolina. This places it well below nearby schools like Dixie High (ranked 32nd with 4 stars) and Belton Honea Path High (ranked 76th with 3 stars). The most significant academic concern is in math: only 48% of students were proficient in Algebra 1, compared to the state average of 74%. Nearby Dixie High achieved 95% proficiency in the same subject. While English 2 scores are close to the state average, English 1 proficiency is less than half the state average, suggesting students may struggle with the transition into high school-level coursework. U.S. History proficiency is also well below state benchmarks.

Chronic absenteeism is a serious challenge, with 32.3% of students missing significant school days—much higher than the state average of 22.3% and more than double the rate at Dixie High (15.6%). The school's performance has declined steadily over recent years, even as it spends more per student ($15,694) than higher-performing neighboring schools. The graduation rate of 83.8% is close to the state average, but low test scores raise questions about how well graduates are prepared for college or careers. The contrast with Dixie High, located just 10 miles away and serving a similar population, shows that these challenges are not insurmountable—but they require focused attention on attendance, student engagement, and academic support.

265

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,986

Per pupil spending ?

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: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg69%

194^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th 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
2026	25.5	194 of 248	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	169 of 240	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	171 of 243	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	14.3	204 of 229	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	173 of 229	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	163 of 231	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.1	198 of 241	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	175 of 230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	173 of 235	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	37.4	150 of 233	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	151 of 228	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	183 of 234	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.9	183 of 203	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	144 of 200	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	176 of 202	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)36th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 279%-5 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution52%-10 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 231%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)		SC READY Mathematics (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 (2026)
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 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 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
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	76.4%	179 (67.5%)	50 (18.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	25.5	194^th of 248 public high schools	21.8%		30.6	169^th of 240 public high schools	29.6%	25						30.9	52.1	78.9	$16,986	$303	$297	$600	$12,781	$3,605	$16,386
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	51.2%	480 (85.0%)	51 (9.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	85.2	32^nd of 248 public high schools	87.1%		80.8	22^nd of 240 public high schools	90.8%	10	66.7	68.9	53.5	67.7		85.5	71.6	93.8	$11,152	$289	$331	$619	$10,008	$525	$10,533
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	100.0%	605 (35.1%)	684 (39.7%)	317 (18.4%)	25 (1.5%)	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	60 (3.5%)	32.6	170^th of 248 public high schools	31.5%		29	173^rd of 240 public high schools	27.9%	3						52.4	46.6	78.3	$13,178	$912	$559	$1,471	$10,215	$1,492	$11,707
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	100.0%	697 (48.6%)	413 (28.8%)	273 (19.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.1%)	24.2	198^th of 248 public high schools	20.2%		26.1	183^rd of 240 public high schools	23.8%	15						45.4	49.4	73.1	$14,986	$1,346	$441	$1,787	$10,513	$2,686	$13,199
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	59.8%	792 (74.1%)	153 (14.3%)	60 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	67.2	76^th of 248 public high schools	69.4%		67.7	55^th of 240 public high schools	77.1%	21						62.4	75.8	85.0	$12,561	$706	$377	$1,083	$9,692	$1,786	$11,478
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	100.0%	335 (37.8%)	367 (41.4%)	138 (15.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	49.6	125^th of 248 public high schools	49.6%		26.4	182^nd of 240 public high schools	24.2%	57						59.6	53.4	84.0	$15,623	$1,319	$841	$2,160	$11,763	$1,700	$13,463
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	66.5%	217 (46.9%)	210 (45.4%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	42.7	147^th of 248 public high schools	40.7%		42.9	132^nd of 240 public high schools	45.0%	15					96.4	47.8	47.4	83.5	$12,551	$625	$336	$961	$11,122	$468	$11,590
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 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.

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

Is Ware Shoals High a good school?

Ware Shoals High ranks in the bottom 21.8% of South Carolina high schools.

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.

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