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Swansea High

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Swansea High ranks 157 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 37% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Swansea High is a public high school in Swansea, SC, serving 695 students in grades 9-12 within the Lexington 04 school district.

Swansea High is a school on the rise, showing remarkable momentum in recent years. The school's overall state ranking jumped dramatically from the 16th percentile to the 36th percentile in just one year—a 42-place leap that stands in stark contrast to nearby schools like Brookland-Cayce High and Airport High, which saw only minor fluctuations. The graduation rate has climbed steadily from 70.3% to 86.8% over three years, now matching the state average and surpassing several neighboring schools, including Brookland-Cayce (71.9%) and Airport (78.8%). The school also shows strong results in Algebra 1, where proficiency (76.16%) exceeds the state average (64.58%), and in English 2 (78.25%).

However, the picture is mixed. While the school has made impressive strides with certain student groups—ranking in the 64th percentile for African American students and consistently outperforming the state average for English Language Learners—other areas need attention. Proficiency in English 1 (46.51%) and U.S. History (39.28%) lags well behind state averages. Chronic absenteeism, while greatly improved from 73.9% to 37.5%, remains nearly double the state average of 22.3% and higher than schools like Calhoun County High (19.7%). Notably, Swansea achieves these outcomes while spending less per student ($14,797) than several nearby schools, including Wagener-Salley High ($22,116) and North Middle/High ($20,519), yet still posts a higher graduation rate than all of them. The school's trajectory is positive, but sustaining this progress will require addressing absenteeism and closing gaps in specific subjects.

695

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,797

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 East First Street
Swansea, SC 29160

(803) 490-7007

District: Lexington 04

Feeder schools for Swansea High:

Elementary:	Lexington Four Early Childhood Center
	Sandhills Elementary
	Sandhills Primary
Middle:	Frances F. Mack Intermediate
	Sandhills Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

24.0%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg69%

157^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 75Lexington 04 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	36.5	157 of 248	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	201 of 240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	206 of 243	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	226 of 237	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	203 of 226	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	197 of 227	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	212 of 225	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	162 of 216	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	189 of 223	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	161 of 231	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	130 of 232	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.6	157 of 210	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.1	121 of 203	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.8	154 of 202	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.0	136 of 199	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.7	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	157 of 188	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	142 of 185	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.7	144 of 191	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.7	164 of 191	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.2	122 of 187	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	72 of 200	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	19.7	178 of 196	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	169 of 197	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	171 of 199	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	154 of 190	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	132 of 178	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	180 of 184	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	173 of 183	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	76 of 136	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	119 of 140	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	108 of 147	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	131 of 141	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	131 of 139	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	113 of 115	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	141 of 143	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	123 of 137	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	30 of 70	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	56 of 71	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	30 of 46	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	142 of 229	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.5	203 of 229	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	213 of 231	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	213 of 223	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	197 of 220	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	183 of 213	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	199 of 213	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	174 of 210	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	85 of 124	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	97 of 122	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	118 of 122	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	119 of 119	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	103 of 108	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	89 of 93	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	136 of 241	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	173 of 230	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	197 of 235	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	215 of 226	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	192 of 220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	170 of 213	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	205 of 217	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	177 of 214	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	173 of 233	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	181 of 228	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	184 of 234	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	218 of 229	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	203 of 224	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	192 of 215	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	205 of 218	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	160 of 213	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	177 of 203	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	188 of 200	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	192 of 202	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	197 of 197	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	189 of 192	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.6	187 of 189	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	191 of 191	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	182 of 185	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)64th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 278%-6 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 276%+12 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 247%-14 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution39%-23 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 (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 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
Swansea High	Public	9-12	500 East First Street	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7007	695	52	13.3	100.0%	360 (51.8%)	133 (19.1%)	167 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	36.5	157^th of 248 public high schools	36.7%		17.9	201^st of 240 public high schools	16.3%	44								76.2	46.5	39.3	78.3	$14,797	$769	$1,058	$1,827	$10,624	$2,346	$12,970
North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1	100.0%	65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	44.2	142^nd of 248 public high schools	42.7%		54.5	90^th of 240 public high schools	62.5%	52	58.8	48.5	42.9	29.1	25.9	57.5	35.3		58.8	50.0	81.8	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563
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	$17,799	$1,054	$673	$1,727	$13,987	$2,085	$16,072
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	$14,070	$618	$358	$976	$11,394	$1,700	$13,094
Airport High	Public	9-12	1315 Boston Avenue	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5600	1,272	73	17.4	85.1%	453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	35.8	159^th of 248 public high schools	35.9%		34.2	155^th of 240 public high schools	35.4%	4								40.0	72.1	42.1	78.3	$14,078	$558	$957	$1,515	$10,180	$2,383	$12,563
Midlands Middle College	Public, Charter	10-12	1260 Lexington Drive	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 822-3333	115	7	17.4	42.5%	68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	30.8	176^th of 248 public high schools	29.0%					(n/a)										54.8	72.7	$9,542	$123	$144	$267	$8,185	$1,090	$9,275
Lexington Two Innovation Center	Public	9-12	509 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 936-5550	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wagener-Salley High	Public	9-12	326 Seivern Road	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 564-1100	245	26	9.4	100.0%	102 (41.6%)	97 (39.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	31.8	173^rd of 248 public high schools	30.2%		19.6	195^th of 240 public high schools	18.8%	22									43.4	41.5	83.8	$22,116	$1,020	$1,323	$2,344	$17,212	$2,560	$19,772
Brookland-Cayce High	Public	9-12	1300 State Street	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 791-5000	1,212	99	12.2	100.0%	310 (25.6%)	392 (32.3%)	405 (33.4%)	48 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.2%)	31.8	172^nd of 248 public high schools	30.6%		22.8	188^th of 240 public high schools	21.7%	16								31.4	78.5	42.3	76.1	$13,658	$381	$982	$1,363	$9,694	$2,601	$12,295
Calhoun County High	Public	9-12	150 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 874-3071	397	31	12.8	100.0%	90 (22.7%)	260 (65.5%)	44 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	28.9	183^rd of 248 public high schools	26.2%		29.8	170^th of 240 public high schools	29.2%	13									50.0	44.7	77.3	$19,860	$2,630	$573	$3,203	$13,105	$3,553	$16,658

Frequently Asked Questions about Swansea High

What district is Swansea High in?

Lexington 04

How many students attend Swansea High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Swansea High.

What schools feed into Swansea High?

Swansea High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lexington Four Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Sandhills Elementary
Elementary : Sandhills Primary
Middle : Frances F. Mack Intermediate
Middle : Sandhills Middle

Is Swansea High a good school?

Swansea High ranks 157^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Swansea High?

Students at Swansea High are 52% White, 24% Hispanic, 19% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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