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Clinton High

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Clinton High ranks 143 rd of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 42% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Clinton High in Clinton, SC, serves approximately 811 students in grades 9-12 within the Laurens 56 school district. The school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1 and serves a student body where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Clinton High shows a remarkable strength in English 2 End-of-Course exams, with 91.33% of students scoring proficient in 2024-2025—a dramatic 40-point improvement from just two years prior and a rate that exceeds the state average. This success, however, hasn't translated to English 1 scores, which have remained stagnant around 52%. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism at 26.3%, which is higher than the state average of 22.3% and slightly worse than nearby Woodruff High (24.9%) and Laurens District 55 High (24.6%). On a positive note, the dropout rate has plummeted to just 1.0%—less than half the state average—and the graduation rate has improved to 82.7%.

The most concerning trend is the collapse in outcomes for disabled students, who fell from the 64th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026—a catastrophic decline that demands immediate attention. Meanwhile, Hispanic students represent a bright spot, ranking in the 64th percentile statewide. When compared to peers, Clinton outperforms Laurens District 55 High in most metrics but trails Woodruff High and the much smaller Whitmire Community School (High), which boasts a 97% graduation rate. Notably, Clinton spends more per student ($16,352) than Woodruff ($13,021) yet produces slightly worse outcomes, raising questions about resource efficiency. The school's overall ranking of 143rd in the state reflects a middle-tier performance with pockets of excellence and areas needing urgent intervention.

811

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,352

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18132 Highway 72 East
Clinton, SC 29325

(864) 833-0817

District: Laurens 56

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

African American:

40.0%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg69%

143^rd of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 75Laurens 56 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	43.3	143 of 245	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	143 of 235	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	110 of 235	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	120 of 237	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	125 of 226	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	148 of 227	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	153 of 225	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	107 of 216	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	84 of 223	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.1	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	124 of 232	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.9	134 of 210	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	135 of 203	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.4	141 of 202	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	130 of 199	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	140 of 199	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.9	138 of 188	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	132 of 185	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.9	110 of 191	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.4	145 of 191	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.6	129 of 187	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	141 of 198	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	135 of 194	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	76 of 194	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	103 of 190	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	125 of 178	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	135 of 184	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	99 of 183	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	124 of 136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	75 of 139	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	52 of 145	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	86 of 141	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	103 of 139	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	108 of 115	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	84 of 143	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	68 of 137	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	155 of 227	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	113 of 225	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	99 of 225	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	112 of 223	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	119 of 220	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	140 of 213	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	112 of 210	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	107 of 155	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	98 of 153	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	95 of 157	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	122 of 156	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	45 of 124	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	139 of 238	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	139 of 226	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	95 of 229	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	96 of 226	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	112 of 220	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	150 of 213	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	127 of 217	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	99 of 214	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	123 of 231	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	150 of 224	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	116 of 228	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	112 of 229	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	137 of 224	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	153 of 215	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	158 of 218	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	101 of 213	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	145 of 201	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.6	106 of 196	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	101 of 196	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	135 of 197	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	138 of 192	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	150 of 189	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	151 of 191	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	105 of 185	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2026)9th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 283%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution53%-9 vs state

English 152%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (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	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
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	100.0%	385 (47.5%)	324 (40.0%)	60 (7.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	43.3	143^rd of 245 public high schools	41.6%		39.7	143^rd of 235 public high schools	39.1%									52.3	53.5	82.7	$16,352	$1,037	$2,002	$3,039	$11,061	$2,252	$13,313
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	197^th of 245 public high schools	19.6%		26.1	180^th of 235 public high schools	23.4%	17								45.4	49.4	73.1	$13,914	$1,111	$440	$1,551	$9,703	$2,661	$12,363
Whitmire Community School (High)	Public	6-12	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 694-2320	264	23	11.5	63.4%	179 (67.8%)	47 (17.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	67.6	71^st of 245 public high schools	71.0%		62.1	72^nd of 235 public high schools	69.4%	1	62.5	55.9	60.6	30.0	47.0	51.6	62.5	79.5	66.7	81.3	$19,989	$876	$1,478	$2,354	$14,811	$2,824	$17,635
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)
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%)	44.4	138^th of 245 public high schools	43.7%		61.6	74^th of 235 public high schools	68.5%	64								57.5	56.2	79.9	$13,021	$798	$672	$1,469	$9,437	$2,115	$11,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton High

How many students attend Clinton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended Clinton High.

What is the racial makeup of Clinton High?

Students at Clinton High are 47% White, 40% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Clinton High in?

Laurens 56

Is Clinton High a good school?

Clinton High ranks 143^rd of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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