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Chapin High

Public Grades 9-12

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 94% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Chapin High is a public high school located in Chapin, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,630 students. The school is part of the Lexington 05 school district, which is ranked 13 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chapin High has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in South Carolina, ranking within the top 15 schools in the state for the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance and student outcomes. Chapin High consistently outperforms the state and district averages on end-of-course (EOCEP) assessments across various subjects, including Algebra 1, English 1, U.S. History, and English 2. The school also has high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.8% to 93.4% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, Chapin High demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities.

While Chapin High is a top-performing school, the nearby schools in the Lexington 01 district, such as Irmo High and Dutch Fork High, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with rankings in the top 50-150 in the state. However, Chapin High consistently outperforms these schools on EOCEP assessments and maintains a higher statewide ranking. The school's spending per student has also increased from $11,306 in the 2020-2021 school year to $12,549 in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a commitment to investing in the school's resources and programs.

1,617

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,475

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Columbia Avenue
Chapin, SC 29036

(803) 575-5400

District: Lexington 05

Feeder schools for Chapin High:

Elementary:	Chapin Elementary
	Lake Murray Elementary
	Piney Woods Elementary
Middle:	Chapin Intermediate
	Chapin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

6.7%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (88% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of South Carolina high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg81%

South Carolina avg71%

14^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Lexington 05

13^th of 75Lexington 05 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	88.2	14 of 235	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	17 of 235	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	15 of 237	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	11 of 226	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	15 of 227	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	12 of 225	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	10 of 216	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	77.9	13 of 223	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.6	10 of 231	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	85.0	14 of 232	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	96.6	9 of 210	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	97.0	7 of 203	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.7	6 of 202	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	96.3	7 of 199	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	98.0	6 of 199	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	91.9	4 of 188	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	91.7	3 of 185	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.9	5 of 191	97.4%	★★★★★
2006	81.9	9 of 191	95.3%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	5 of 187	97.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	9 of 194	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	16 of 194	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	16 of 199	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	11 of 190	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	3 of 184	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	46.9	93 of 183	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	14 of 139	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	9 of 145	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	8 of 141	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	1 of 139	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.0	17 of 115	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	14 of 143	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	17 of 137	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	13 of 225	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	15 of 225	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	15 of 223	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	11 of 220	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	14 of 213	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	9 of 213	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	13 of 210	93.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	13 of 153	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	13 of 157	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	65.7	56 of 156	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	2 of 121	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	2 of 121	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	2 of 119	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	2 of 108	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	25 of 226	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	22 of 229	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	18 of 226	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	11 of 220	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	10 of 213	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	16 of 217	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	63.0	41 of 214	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	15 of 224	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	18 of 228	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	15 of 229	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	12 of 224	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	21 of 215	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	13 of 218	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	11 of 213	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	23 of 196	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	31 of 196	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	23 of 197	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	17 of 192	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	70.7	41 of 189	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	24 of 191	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	31 of 185	83.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 298%+12 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 288%+14 vs state

English 185%+23 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution83%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Chapin High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)	SC READY Mathematics (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 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
Chapin High	Public	9-12	300 Columbia Avenue	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5400	1,617	99	16.3		1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	88.2	14^th of 235 public high schools	94.0%		85.6	17^th of 235 public high schools	92.8%	3			87.8	84.7	82.7	98.3	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653
Odyssey Online Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	510 Lexington Ave #102	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(803) 735-9110	536	36	15.0		352 (65.7%)	90 (16.8%)	55 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	1.9	233^rd of 235 public high schools	0.9%		6.2	228^th of 235 public high schools	3.0%	5			26.7	24.9	22.1	63.8	$10,673	$493	$65	$558	$5,922	$4,193	$10,115
Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1		771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	83.2	20^th of 235 public high schools	91.5%		88.9	11^th of 235 public high schools	95.3%	9			76.9	88.5	77.8	99.3	$13,711	$568	$472	$1,040	$10,975	$1,696	$12,671
Center for Advanced Technical Studies	Public	9-12	916 Mount Vernon Church Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-8600	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dutch Fork High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3300	1,703	122	13.9		748 (43.9%)	639 (37.5%)	103 (6.0%)	84 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	118 (6.9%)	67.5	55^th of 235 public high schools	76.6%		74.8	37^th of 235 public high schools	84.3%	18			64.8	74.0	71.7	91.6	$14,365	$581	$439	$1,020	$11,565	$1,781	$13,345
Mid-Carolina High	Public	9-12	377 Cy Schumpert Road	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 364-2134	681	45	15.2		442 (64.9%)	124 (18.2%)	78 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	64.8	63^rd of 235 public high schools	73.2%		63.5	67^th of 235 public high schools	71.5%	4			91.7	69.7	58.4	89.7	$14,560	$705	$938	$1,642	$10,461	$2,456	$12,917
Irmo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6671 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-5000	1,272	107	11.9		297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	37.6	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%		40.5	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%	14			52.6	53.1	56.3	87.2	$15,789	$746	$450	$1,196	$12,543	$2,050	$14,593
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)
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		1,834 (72.3%)	303 (11.9%)	208 (8.2%)	84 (3.3%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	95 (3.7%)	77.3	30^th of 235 public high schools	87.2%		79.6	26^th of 235 public high schools	88.9%	4			76.9	79.0	80.9	91.9	$12,807	$711	$303	$1,013	$10,146	$1,647	$11,794
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-9114	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0.3	235^th of 235 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	17.6	0.0	11.1	16.1	0.0	57.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapin High

What schools feed into Chapin High?

Chapin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chapin Elementary
Elementary : Lake Murray Elementary
Elementary : Piney Woods Elementary
Middle : Chapin Intermediate
Middle : Chapin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Chapin High?

Students at Chapin High are 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Chapin High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,617 students attended Chapin High.

Is Chapin High a good school?

Yes. Chapin High ranks in the top 6.0% of South Carolina high schools.

What district is Chapin High in?

Lexington 05

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