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Lee Central High

Public Grades 9-12

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 17% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lee Central High is a public high school located in Bishopville, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 417 students. The school is part of the Lee 01 school district, which is ranked 74th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lee Central High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 196-227 out of 235-237 schools in recent years.

Lee Central High consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized test scores, with only 53.01% of students proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 73.95% and the district average of 56.04%. The school also struggles with a higher-than-average dropout rate and chronic absenteeism, ranging from 0.7% to 2.4% and 14.4% to 28.3%, respectively, in recent years. Additionally, Lee Central High has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income families, which is a key factor in the school's academic and social challenges.

When comparing Lee Central High to nearby schools, such as McBee High, Crestwood High, and Hartsville High, it becomes evident that Lee Central High is significantly underperforming. These nearby schools, while not top-performing, generally have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Lee Central High. The nearby School Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, a highly selective public magnet school, serves as an interesting contrast, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state.

402

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,157

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Wisacky Highway
Bishopville, SC 29010

(803) 428-4010

District: Lee 01

Feeder schools for Lee Central High:

Elementary:	Dennis Elementary
	Lower Lee Elementary
	West Lee Elementary
Middle:	Lee Central Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.0%

White:

6.0%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (53% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg71%

196^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 75Lee 01 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	18.9	196 of 235	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	216 of 235	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	214 of 237	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	221 of 226	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	225 of 227	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	215 of 225	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	208 of 216	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	218 of 223	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	227 of 232	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	190 of 210	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	199 of 203	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	195 of 202	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	179 of 199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	182 of 199	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	172 of 188	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	167 of 185	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	182 of 191	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	176 of 191	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	138 of 194	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	170 of 194	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	157 of 199	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	174 of 190	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	176 of 178	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	157 of 184	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	167 of 183	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	123 of 143	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	135 of 137	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	204 of 225	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	221 of 225	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	206 of 223	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	218 of 220	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	213 of 213	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	201 of 213	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	195 of 210	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	181 of 226	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	209 of 229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	197 of 226	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	219 of 220	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	207 of 217	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	209 of 214	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	189 of 224	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	182 of 228	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	214 of 229	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	209 of 224	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	215 of 215	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	212 of 218	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 283%-3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 253%-21 vs state

English 144%-18 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution29%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Lee Central High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (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 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 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
Lee Central High	Public	9-12	1800 Wisacky Highway	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-4010	402	56	7.1		24 (6.0%)	362 (90.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18.9	196^th of 235 public high schools	16.6%		9.9	216^th of 235 public high schools	8.1%	20								53.0	43.6	29.4	83.2	$26,157	$1,584	$5,666	$7,250	$13,481	$5,426	$18,907
Lee High	Public	9-12	990 Wisacky Highway	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-2531	5	4	1.2		0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	268	21	12.7		103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	10.1	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%		22.6	181^st of 235 public high schools	23.0%	40								55.7	29.1	40.9	74.1	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125
Hartsville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Lewellyn Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 383-3130	1,129	74	15.2		449 (39.8%)	476 (42.2%)	89 (7.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.5%)	31.8	161^st of 235 public high schools	31.5%		36.1	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%	16								66.9	48.6	54.1	82.4	$17,053	$1,133	$954	$2,086	$12,825	$2,142	$14,967
Crestwood High	Public	9-12	2000 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-6200	1,105	57	19.3		190 (17.2%)	789 (71.4%)	67 (6.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.7%)	13.5	214^th of 235 public high schools	8.9%		29.8	164^th of 235 public high schools	30.2%	50								52.9	36.7	48.0	71.3	$12,307	$942	$1,169	$2,112	$8,423	$1,772	$10,195
School Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Public	11-12	401 Railroad Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3902	296				148 (50.0%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.1%)	81 (27.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)								(n/a)										99.2
Darlington County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	160 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 398-4796	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McBee High	Public	6-12	264 East Pine Avenue	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 335-8251	577	47	12.2		402 (69.7%)	85 (14.7%)	66 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	20.1	190^th of 235 public high schools	19.1%		47.6	112^th of 235 public high schools	52.3%	78	60.6	56.6	48.8	23.4	16.0	17.2	47.4	41.8	50.0	52.5	73.5	$13,438	$906	$795	$1,701	$9,739	$1,998	$11,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Central High

What schools feed into Lee Central High?

Lee Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dennis Elementary
Elementary : Lower Lee Elementary
Elementary : West Lee Elementary
Middle : Lee Central Middle

How many students attend Lee Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Lee Central High.

Is Lee Central High a good school?

Lee Central High ranks in the bottom 16.6% of South Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lee Central High?

Students at Lee Central High are 90% African American, 6% White, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Lee Central High in?

Lee 01

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