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Mid-Carolina High

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Mid-Carolina High ranks 69 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Mid-Carolina High in Prosperity, SC, is a public high school serving 681 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Newberry 01 district, and it has earned a consistent 4-star rating for four straight years while climbing to a current state rank of 69th out of 245 high schools.

What truly sets Mid-Carolina apart is its exceptional performance in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, a remarkable 91.73% of students scored proficient on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam—a full 17.8 percentage points above the state average and even higher than nearby elite schools like Chapin High (87.82%) and Spring Hill High (76.92%). The school is also the clear academic leader within its district, ranking 154 positions ahead of Newberry High (223rd vs. 69th). Beyond test scores, Mid-Carolina boasts a graduation rate of 89.9% that exceeds both district and state averages, and its dropout rate of 0.9% is less than half the state average. Perhaps most impressive is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.7%—dramatically lower than the state average of 22.3% and better than nearby Lexington High (26.2%)—indicating strong student engagement and attendance practices.

Mid-Carolina shows particular strength with male students (ranking 41st statewide) and Hispanic students (ranking 26th), though performance with African American students has declined in recent years and may warrant attention. The school's gifted and talented program has also shown volatile results, suggesting inconsistency in advanced coursework. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 and per-student spending of $14,560—comparable to high-performing neighbors like Dutch Fork High ($14,365)—Mid-Carolina achieves strong results efficiently. While it faces stiff competition from Lexington 05 district schools in English and History, its upward trajectory from a 48th-percentile ranking in 2018-2019 to its current 72nd-percentile position demonstrates a school that has found a successful formula and is maintaining it.

681

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,560

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

377 Cy Schumpert Road
Prosperity, SC 29127

(803) 364-2134

District: Newberry 01

Feeder schools for Mid-Carolina High:

Elementary:	Little Mountain Elementary
	Pomaria-Garmany Elementary
	Prosperity-Rikard Elementary
Middle:	Mid-Carolina Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

African American:

18.2%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2023 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2023) to 72nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg69%

69^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Newberry 01

38^th of 75Newberry 01 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	68.2	69 of 248	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	64 of 240	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	69 of 243	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	53 of 237	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	77 of 226	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	63 of 227	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	36.4	118 of 225	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	72 of 216	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.6	122 of 223	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.8	88 of 231	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.3	88 of 232	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.8	54 of 210	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	49.4	111 of 203	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	98 of 202	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.0	48 of 199	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	62.4	78 of 199	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.0	73 of 188	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.9	88 of 185	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.3	114 of 191	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.0	83 of 187	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	114 of 200	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	105 of 196	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	75 of 197	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	72 of 199	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	85 of 190	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	60 of 178	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.0	175 of 184	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	102 of 183	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	54.0	57 of 137	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	114 of 229	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	61 of 229	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	69 of 231	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	45 of 223	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	60 of 220	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	41 of 213	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	86 of 213	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	77 of 210	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	38 of 155	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	82 of 154	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.5	57 of 158	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	79 of 156	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	26 of 124	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	38 of 122	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	34 of 119	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.1	67 of 108	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	36 of 93	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	73 of 241	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	63 of 230	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	67 of 235	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	52 of 226	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	96 of 220	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	57 of 213	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	26.8	157 of 217	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	114 of 214	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	41 of 233	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	56 of 228	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	62 of 234	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	71 of 229	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	107 of 224	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	83 of 215	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	142 of 218	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	79 of 213	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	86 of 203	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	76 of 200	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	89 of 202	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	57 of 197	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	86 of 192	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	64 of 189	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	106 of 191	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	72 of 185	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 289%+5 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 267%+6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution63%~ state avg

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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
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	51.0%	442 (64.9%)	124 (18.2%)	78 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	68.2	69^th of 248 public high schools	72.2%		64.8	64^th of 240 public high schools	73.3%	5									66.9	62.9	89.3	$14,560	$705	$938	$1,642	$10,461	$2,456	$12,917
Newberry County Career Center	Public	9-12	3413 Main Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 321-2674	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newberry High	Public	9-12	3113 Main Street	Newberry	29018	Orangeburg County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 321-2621	837	53	15.8	82.4%	155 (18.5%)	376 (44.9%)	273 (32.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.3%)	15.1	225^th of 248 public high schools	9.3%		16.1	207^th of 240 public high schools	13.8%	18								71.0	36.2	40.2	70.2	$14,242	$927	$746	$1,673	$10,193	$2,376	$12,570
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	$10,673	$493	$65	$558	$5,922	$4,193	$10,115
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	100.0%	1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	92.2	14^th of 248 public high schools	94.4%		88.2	14^th of 240 public high schools	94.2%										85.5	80.1	97.6	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653
Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1	31.7%	771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	90.8	18^th of 248 public high schools	92.7%		83.2	20^th of 240 public high schools	91.7%	2									82.9	81.1	96.0	$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	Lexington 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	50.9%	748 (43.9%)	639 (37.5%)	103 (6.0%)	84 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	118 (6.9%)	69.3	67^th of 248 public high schools	73.0%		67.5	56^th of 240 public high schools	76.7%	11									63.9	64.2	92.9	$14,365	$581	$439	$1,020	$11,565	$1,781	$13,345
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	$12,807	$711	$303	$1,013	$10,146	$1,647	$11,794
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Mid-Carolina High

What is the racial makeup of Mid-Carolina High?

Students at Mid-Carolina High are 65% White, 18% African American, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Mid-Carolina High in?

Newberry 01

What schools feed into Mid-Carolina High?

Mid-Carolina High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Little Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Pomaria-Garmany Elementary
Elementary : Prosperity-Rikard Elementary
Middle : Mid-Carolina Middle

How many students attend Mid-Carolina High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended Mid-Carolina High.

Is Mid-Carolina High a good school?

Mid-Carolina High ranks 69^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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