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Laurens District 55 High

Public Grades 9-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 20% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Laurens District 55 High is a public high school in Laurens, SC, serving 1,434 students in grades 9-12 within the Laurens 55 district, a community where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is showing real signs of progress in keeping students on track, even as academic test scores remain a challenge. The graduation rate has climbed to 84.0%, and the dropout rate has fallen dramatically to just 1.1%—now better than the state average. Chronic absenteeism, while still a concern at 24.6%, has been cut nearly in half from its peak two years ago. However, proficiency rates on state exams trail the state average by 10 to 15 percentage points in most subjects. For example, only 45.4% of students passed English 1 and 46.0% passed Algebra 1, compared to state averages of 60.9% and 61.4%, respectively. One bright spot: English 2 proficiency (73.1%) is much stronger than English 1, suggesting students make real academic gains during their time at the school.

There are standout successes worth noting. The school earns a 3-star rating for its work with disabled students, ranking in the 58th percentile statewide—a remarkable improvement that shows targeted support can work. English Language Learners have also made big strides, jumping from the 8th to the 37th percentile in two years. That said, the school spends more per student ($13,914) and has a smaller class size ratio (11.6:1) than higher-performing neighbors like Hillcrest High and Fountain Inn High, yet those schools achieve proficiency rates 20-30 points higher. Even Clinton High in the neighboring Laurens 56 district outperforms this school despite serving a similar demographic. The path forward will likely involve replicating the success seen with disabled students across other groups and continuing to reduce absenteeism.

1,434

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,986

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

5058 Highway 76 West
Laurens, SC 29360

(864) 682-3151

District: Laurens 55

Feeder schools for Laurens District 55 High:

Elementary:	E. B. Morse Elementary
	Ford Elementary
	Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle
	Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle
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	Laurens Elementary
	Waterloo Elementary
Middle:	Laurens Middle
	Sanders Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

African American:

28.8%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (56% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 21% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg69%

198^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 75Laurens 55 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	24.2	198 of 248	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	183 of 240	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	176 of 243	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	181 of 237	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	160 of 226	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	186 of 227	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	109 of 225	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.8	153 of 216	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.6	179 of 223	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.8	148 of 231	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.3	139 of 232	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	122 of 210	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	128 of 203	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	97 of 202	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.8	100 of 199	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.8	110 of 199	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	82 of 188	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.3	144 of 185	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.6	127 of 191	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	115 of 191	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.2	106 of 187	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	189 of 200	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	158 of 196	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	144 of 197	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	170 of 199	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	134 of 190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	144 of 178	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	99 of 184	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	150 of 183	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	57 of 136	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.7	104 of 140	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	85 of 147	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	91 of 141	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	86 of 139	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	102 of 115	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	68 of 143	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.3	121 of 137	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	37 of 59	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	65 of 71	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	64 of 68	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	53 of 61	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	179 of 229	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	168 of 229	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	168 of 231	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	169 of 223	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	163 of 220	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	179 of 213	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	103 of 213	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	151 of 210	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	113 of 155	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	64.1	68 of 154	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	42 of 158	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	95 of 156	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	107 of 124	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	117 of 122	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	110 of 122	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	111 of 119	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	89 of 108	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	68 of 80	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	186 of 241	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	169 of 230	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	162 of 235	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	174 of 226	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	147 of 220	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	173 of 213	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	81 of 217	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	156 of 214	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	191 of 233	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	185 of 228	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	175 of 234	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	181 of 229	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	161 of 224	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	184 of 215	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	118 of 218	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	156 of 213	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	174 of 203	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	163 of 200	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	150 of 202	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	170 of 197	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	171 of 192	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	180 of 189	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	127 of 191	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	151 of 185	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)58th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)37th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)19th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 273%-11 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution49%-13 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 245%-16 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 (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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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
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%)	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
Clinton High	Public	9-12	18132 Highway 72 East	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	No	(864) 833-0817	811	58	13.9	—	385 (47.5%)	324 (40.0%)	60 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	43.5	144^th of 248 public high schools	41.9%		39.7	144^th of 240 public high schools	40.0%			52.3	53.5	82.7	$16,110	$1,167	$1,242	$2,409	$11,182	$2,520	$13,701
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
Fountain Inn High	Public	9-12	644 Quillen Avenue	Fountain Inn	29644	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-1800	1,551	82	18.8	50.0%	869 (56.0%)	377 (24.3%)	211 (13.6%)	26 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.0%)	78.9	44^th of 248 public high schools	82.3%		73.2	43^rd of 240 public high schools	82.1%	1		72.7	74.7	89.6	$12,179	$499	$499	$998	$10,222	$958	$11,180
Woodruff High	Public	9-12	710 Cross Anchor Highway	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 476-7045	844	49	17.3	65.1%	499 (59.1%)	124 (14.7%)	144 (17.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.5%)	44.5	139^th of 248 public high schools	44.0%		61.6	75^th of 240 public high schools	68.8%	64		57.5	56.2	79.9	$14,384	$523	$1,192	$1,716	$10,504	$2,164	$12,669
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3665 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3500	1,894	99	19.1	47.6%	951 (50.2%)	540 (28.5%)	298 (15.7%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (4.3%)	74.6	54^th of 248 public high schools	78.2%		67.8	54^th of 240 public high schools	77.5%			67.1	74.6	88.8	$12,647	$496	$489	$985	$10,629	$1,034	$11,662
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%)	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
Brashier Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1830 West Georgia Road Buildin	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 757-1800	511	29	17.6	3.7%	384 (75.1%)	22 (4.3%)	72 (14.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	96.7	6^th of 248 public high schools	97.6%		93.6	5^th of 240 public high schools	97.9%	1		93.7	95.1	98.4	$10,783	$133	$54	$188	$7,730	$2,866	$10,596
Tyger River High	Public	9-12	200 Prison Road	Enoree	29335	Spartanburg County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3527	6	5	1.2	—	1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurens District 55 High

How many students attend Laurens District 55 High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,434 students attended Laurens District 55 High.

Is Laurens District 55 High a good school?

Laurens District 55 High ranks in the bottom 20.2% of South Carolina high schools.

What district is Laurens District 55 High in?

Laurens 55

What schools feed into Laurens District 55 High?

Laurens District 55 High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E. B. Morse Elementary
Elementary : Ford Elementary
Elementary : Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle
Elementary : Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle
Elementary : Laurens Elementary
Elementary : Waterloo Elementary
Middle : Laurens Middle
Middle : Sanders Middle

What is the racial makeup of Laurens District 55 High?

Students at Laurens District 55 High are 49% White, 29% African American, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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