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Swansea High

Public Grades 9-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Swansea High is a public high school located in Swansea, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 694 students. The school is part of the Lexington 04 school district, which is ranked 70 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Swansea High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina high schools, ranking between 197-226 out of 225-237 schools over the past 5 years, and has received a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing high schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, with particularly concerning performance on English 1 and U.S. History exams. Swansea High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 70.3% and 85.4% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and the school has experienced very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 51.9% over the past few years, significantly exceeding the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Richland One Charter Middle College, Calhoun County High, and Wagener-Sally High, Swansea High's performance is consistently lower, with these nearby schools generally having higher statewide rankings, better academic proficiency rates, higher graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's challenges are likely exacerbated by its placement in the low-performing Lexington 04 school district, as well as broader socioeconomic factors in the Swansea area.

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: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg71%

198^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^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
2025	17.9	198 of 235	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	200 of 235	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	19.7	177 of 194	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	167 of 194	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	21.1	118 of 139	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	107 of 145	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	51.7	29 of 69	58.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	14.5	200 of 225	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	208 of 225	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	31.6	96 of 121	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	117 of 121	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
2025	27.9	171 of 226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	192 of 229	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
2025	24.4	179 of 224	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	180 of 228	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	8.8	185 of 196	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	187 of 196	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 280%-6 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 265%-9 vs state

English 141%-20 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution34%-27 vs state

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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
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		360 (51.8%)	133 (19.1%)	167 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	17.9	198^th of 235 public high schools	15.7%		16.8	200^th of 235 public high schools	14.9%	2								65.3	41.4	34.5	80.1	$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		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	54.5	89^th of 235 public high schools	62.1%		40.1	132^nd of 235 public high schools	43.8%	43	44.0	47.2	51.7	16.0	22.2	41.4	24.0	84.8	65.5	46.7	90.0	$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		487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	32	158^th of 235 public high schools	32.8%		32.1	154^th of 235 public high schools	34.5%	4								70.2	60.0	54.8	74.1	$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		991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	34.3	152^nd of 235 public high schools	35.3%		40	133^rd of 235 public high schools	43.4%	19								52.1	53.6	58.1	83.1	$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		453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	34.2	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%		29.6	165^th of 235 public high schools	29.8%	12								52.2	48.6	56.9	85.4	$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		68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)										51.0		$9,542	$123	$144	$267	$8,185	$1,090	$9,275
Lexington Two Innovation Center	Public	9-12	715 9th Street	West Columbia	29169	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		102 (41.6%)	97 (39.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	19.6	192^nd of 235 public high schools	18.3%		17.7	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%	5								52.7	40.0	51.8	77.8	$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		310 (25.6%)	392 (32.3%)	405 (33.4%)	48 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.2%)	22.8	185^th of 235 public high schools	21.3%		20.5	191^st of 235 public high schools	18.7%	6								49.0	46.4	43.8	84.2	$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		90 (22.7%)	260 (65.5%)	44 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29.8	167^th of 235 public high schools	28.9%		32	156^th of 235 public high schools	33.6%	11								70.3	37.3	46.7	87.4	$19,860	$2,630	$573	$3,203	$13,105	$3,553	$16,658

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 in the bottom 15.7% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Swansea High?

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

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.

What district is Swansea High in?

Lexington 04

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