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Batesburg-Leesville High School

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Batesburg-Leesville High School ranks 158 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 36% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Batesburg-Leesville High School serves approximately 545 students in grades 9-12 in the Lexington 03 district, a small-town school where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

The school's biggest strength is its graduation rate. At 92.7% for 2024-2025, it beats the state average of 86.7% by a solid margin and has stayed above 86% for five straight years. The dropout rate of 2.0% also sits slightly below the state average. Class sizes are a plus too—with an 11.3:1 student-teacher ratio, students get more individual attention than at nearby Lexington High (15.5:1) or White Knoll High (15.3:1). The school also spends generously at $19,603 per student, well above what neighboring districts invest. Chronic absenteeism, once a real problem at 31.7%, has dropped to 21.6%—now better than both the district and state averages.

Academically, the picture is more mixed. The school ranks 158th out of 245 South Carolina high schools, placing it below Pelion High (154th) but above Saluda High (189th) and Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High (196th). English 2 proficiency is a bright spot at 80%, nearly matching the state average and beating several nearby schools. However, Algebra 1 proficiency lags at just 48.9% versus the state's 73.9%. The school also shows a recent upward trend, jumping from 193rd to 158th in one year. While there's clear momentum, the gap between its high spending and mid-tier test scores raises questions about whether resources are translating into consistent academic gains, especially in math.

545

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,306

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Summerland Avenue
Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006

(803) 532-9251

District: Lexington 03

Feeder schools for Batesburg-Leesville High School:

Elementary:	Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School
	Batesburg-Leesville Primary School
Middle:	Batesburg-Leesville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

African American:

28.8%

Hispanic:

19.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2021 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (60% vs 69% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 21% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg69%

158^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 75Lexington 03 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	35.8	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	196 of 240	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	152 of 243	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	166 of 237	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	141 of 226	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	189 of 227	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	97 of 225	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	109 of 216	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.7	132 of 223	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	135 of 231	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.6	144 of 232	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.9	114 of 210	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.2	90 of 203	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	87 of 202	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	73 of 199	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	84 of 199	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.1	119 of 188	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	80.8	22 of 185	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	56.6	108 of 191	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.0	40 of 191	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	52 of 187	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	162 of 200	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	159 of 196	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	159 of 197	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	168 of 199	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	178 of 190	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	175 of 178	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	113 of 184	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	123 of 183	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	77 of 136	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	79 of 141	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	76 of 115	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.4	8 of 64	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	154 of 229	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.0	184 of 229	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	159 of 231	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	173 of 223	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	120 of 220	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	182 of 213	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	89 of 213	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	111 of 210	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	138 of 155	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	126 of 156	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	113 of 124	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	121 of 122	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	94 of 119	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.9	44 of 108	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	171 of 241	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	201 of 230	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	133 of 235	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	171 of 226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	134 of 220	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.8	199 of 213	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	84 of 217	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	105 of 214	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	160 of 233	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.6	196 of 228	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	143 of 234	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	137 of 229	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	147 of 224	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	179 of 215	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	107 of 218	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	130 of 213	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	113 of 203	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	158 of 200	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	129 of 202	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	147 of 197	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	123 of 192	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	156 of 189	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	90 of 191	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	84 of 185	54.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 280%-4 vs state

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

Biology 1/Applied Biology 249%-12 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 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 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 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
Batesburg-Leesville High School	Public	9-12	600 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-9251	545	48	11.3	100.0%	259 (47.5%)	157 (28.8%)	106 (19.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	35.8	158^th of 248 public high schools	36.3%		19.4	196^th of 240 public high schools	18.3%	38									48.7	52.3	80.0	$21,306	$1,086	$648	$1,734	$15,608	$3,964	$19,572
Gilbert High	Public	9-12	840 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1900	1,138	78	14.6	42.7%	830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	75.9	48^th of 248 public high schools	80.6%		56.9	84^th of 240 public high schools	65.0%	36									90.2	70.6	86.8	$16,446	$599	$422	$1,020	$13,437	$1,989	$15,426
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	460	37	12.4	100.0%	176 (38.3%)	155 (33.7%)	104 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	24.2	197^th of 248 public high schools	20.6%		41.4	136^th of 240 public high schools	43.3%	61	38.2	46.3	39.3	19.1	24.1	19.7	29.4		54.9	39.4	71.4	$17,638	$942	$648	$1,590	$13,809	$2,239	$16,048
Saluda High	Public	9-12	160 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3011	714	43	16.6	75.6%	215 (30.1%)	159 (22.3%)	319 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	26.5	190^th of 248 public high schools	23.4%		16.2	206^th of 240 public high schools	14.2%	16									52.5	42.9	74.5	$10,400	$635	$205	$840	$8,398	$1,162	$9,560
Lexington High	Public	9-12	2463 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1300	2,536	164	15.5	25.7%	1,834 (72.3%)	303 (11.9%)	208 (8.2%)	84 (3.3%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	95 (3.7%)	86	28^th of 248 public high schools	88.7%		77.3	30^th of 240 public high schools	87.5%	2								38.7	86.1	81.0	91.5	$13,363	$619	$321	$939	$10,734	$1,690	$12,424
Lexington Technology Center	Public	9-12	2421 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3000	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,025	132	15.3	51.2%	991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	44.4	141^st of 248 public high schools	43.1%		34.3	154^th of 240 public high schools	35.8%	13								29.2	56.2	60.6	78.9	$14,639	$514	$369	$883	$11,984	$1,773	$13,757
Odyssey Online Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	510 Lexington Ave #102	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(803) 735-9110	536	36	15.0	12.6%	352 (65.7%)	90 (16.8%)	55 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	9.1	234^th of 248 public high schools	5.6%		1.9	238^th of 240 public high schools	0.8%	4	54.1	53.1	38.7	12.5	9.4	23.4	33.3	42.9	23.8	27.1	73.2	$10,655	$480	$99	$579	$7,931	$2,146	$10,076
Pelion High	Public	9-12	600 Lydia Drive	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2200	718	63	11.4	67.6%	487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	38.4	155^th of 248 public high schools	37.5%		32	161^st of 240 public high schools	32.9%	6									51.1	55.9	79.2	$19,481	$1,045	$797	$1,842	$15,335	$2,304	$17,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Batesburg-Leesville High School

What district is Batesburg-Leesville High School in?

Lexington 03

What schools feed into Batesburg-Leesville High School?

Batesburg-Leesville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School
Elementary : Batesburg-Leesville Primary School
Middle : Batesburg-Leesville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Batesburg-Leesville High School?

Students at Batesburg-Leesville High School are 48% White, 29% African American, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Batesburg-Leesville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Batesburg-Leesville High School.

Is Batesburg-Leesville High School a good school?

Batesburg-Leesville High School ranks 158^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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