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Spring Hill High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 91% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Spring Hill High in Chapin, SC, is a high-performing public high school serving 1,118 students in grades 9-12 as part of the highly-rated Lexington 05 school district. This school consistently earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, currently ranking #20 out of 235 schools in South Carolina, and boasts a near-perfect graduation rate of 97.7% with a dropout rate of just 0.2%.

Spring Hill High stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in literacy. Its English 2 proficiency rate of 99.33% is the highest among nearby schools, significantly exceeding the district average of 94.14% and the state average of 86.41%. While it has a friendly rivalry with Chapin High—which has a slight edge in Algebra 1—Spring Hill dominates in English 1 and U.S. History. The school also excels in serving diverse student groups, ranking in the top 13 in the state for Hispanic, African American, Disabled, and low socioeconomic status students. This consistent high performance across subgroups is unmatched by its immediate peers, including Dutch Fork High and Irmo High.

Spring Hill achieves these top-tier results with remarkable efficiency, spending $13,711 per student—less than Dutch Fork High ($14,365) and significantly less than Irmo High ($15,789), which has far lower academic outcomes. The school also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (9.6%) among comparable schools, compared to Irmo High's 28.0%, indicating a highly positive and supportive school culture. While its overall state rank dipped slightly from #11 to #20, this is not a sign of decline; test scores remain exceptionally high, and subgroup rankings improved. The only area for potential growth is its Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the 67th percentile, suggesting the school's primary strength lies in lifting all students to high levels of proficiency.

1,118

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,711

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11629 Broad River Road
Chapin, SC 29036

(803) 476-8700

District: Lexington 05

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

African American:

15.8%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (87% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of South Carolina high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg81%

South Carolina avg71%

20^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	83.2	20 of 235	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	11 of 235	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	14 of 237	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	12 of 226	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	23 of 227	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	15 of 225	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	7 of 216	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	86.3	5 of 223	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	7 of 231	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	88.9	10 of 232	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	10 of 194	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	4 of 194	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	8 of 199	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	7 of 190	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	3 of 178	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	11 of 184	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	5 of 183	97.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	12 of 139	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	1 of 145	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	7 of 141	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	1 of 143	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	1 of 137	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	17 of 225	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	11 of 225	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	13 of 223	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	15 of 220	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	17 of 213	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	15 of 213	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	10 of 210	95.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	51 of 153	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	40 of 156	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	3 of 121	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	13 of 226	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	11 of 229	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	10 of 226	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	8 of 220	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	22 of 213	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	26 of 217	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	7 of 214	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	26 of 224	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	13 of 228	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	16 of 229	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	14 of 224	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	29 of 215	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	15 of 218	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	7 of 213	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	34 of 196	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	21 of 196	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	19 of 197	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	15 of 192	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.2	43 of 189	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	18 of 191	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	9 of 185	95.1%	★★★★★

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+6 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)67th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 299%+13 vs state

English 189%+27 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution78%+16 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 277%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Spring Hill High School is a fantastic school. The administration and teachers are excellent. My son graduated in 2018. It is not an open enrollment school. Students zoned for D5 can apply to be put in a lottery system in order to attend. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 28, 2017

Love this school! Great staff, great students, great academics! Close Quote

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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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5952	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sara Babb High	Public	9-12	4450 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-2714	8	4	2.0		1 (12.5%)	6 (75.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Broad River High	Public	9-12	4460 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2714	28	1	28.0		2 (7.1%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Hill High

Is Spring Hill High a good school?

Yes. Spring Hill High ranks in the top 8.5% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Spring Hill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,118 students attended Spring Hill High.

What district is Spring Hill High in?

Lexington 05

What is the racial makeup of Spring Hill High?

Students at Spring Hill High are 69% White, 16% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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