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Walhalla High

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Walhalla High ranks 59 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 76% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Walhalla High in Walhalla, SC, serves approximately 1,118 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Oconee 01 district, which ranks 18th out of 75 districts statewide.

Walhalla High is the strongest high school in Oconee County, ranking 59th out of 245 South Carolina high schools (76th percentile, 4 stars). This puts it well ahead of district peers West-Oak High (108th) and Seneca High (123rd), despite having similar enrollment to Seneca. The school's standout strength is English Language Arts, with English 1 proficiency at 75.25% and English 2 at 86.89%—both significantly above state averages. In fact, Walhalla's English 1 proficiency even exceeds that of D. W. Daniel High (69.77%), a top-ranked school in neighboring Pickens 01 district. The school also excels at supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the 82nd percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that outpaces the school's overall ranking. Female students perform particularly well (80th percentile), while male students lag somewhat behind (67th percentile).

Despite strong test scores, the school's graduation rate of 84.4% falls below the state average of 86.7% and trails several comparison schools like Liberty High (92.6%) and Pickens High (87.9%). On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 29.2% to 21.0% in just two years—now better than both district and state averages. The school spends $13,969 per student, which is moderate compared to peers, and achieves strong results despite a higher student-teacher ratio (16.9:1) than many nearby schools. Overall, Walhalla High offers excellent academic programs, particularly in English, and demonstrates a strong commitment to supporting disadvantaged students, though families should be aware of the graduation rate gap.

1,118

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,969

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4701 North Highway 11
Walhalla, SC 29691

(864) 886-4490

District: Oconee 01

Feeder schools for Walhalla High:

Elementary:	James M. Brown Elementary
	Keowee Elementary
	Tamassee-Salem Elementary
	Walhalla Elementary
Middle:	Walhalla Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of South Carolina high schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg69%

59^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Oconee 01

18^th of 75Oconee 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	59 of 248	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.7	80 of 240	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	68 of 243	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	47 of 237	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	54 of 226	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	54 of 227	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	51 of 225	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	45 of 216	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	52.9	72 of 223	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	63 of 231	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	54.7	78 of 232	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.0	59 of 210	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	38 of 203	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	54 of 202	73.3%	★★★★☆
2011	87.7	18 of 199	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	77.3	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	33 of 188	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	82.9	16 of 185	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	75.8	16 of 191	91.6%	★★★★★
2006	70.3	45 of 191	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	73.6	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	40 of 136	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	50.7	63 of 140	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	58 of 147	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	49 of 141	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	61 of 139	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	63 of 115	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.9	15 of 143	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	23 of 137	83.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	32 of 59	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.3	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	45 of 229	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	66 of 229	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	63 of 231	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	37 of 223	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	40 of 220	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	42 of 213	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	29 of 213	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	46 of 210	78.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	46 of 155	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	40 of 154	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	98 of 158	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.3	32 of 156	79.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	40 of 124	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	43 of 122	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	56 of 122	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	39 of 119	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	42 of 108	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	32 of 93	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	57 of 86	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	36 of 80	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	42 of 241	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	68 of 230	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	54 of 235	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	37 of 226	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	37 of 220	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	46 of 213	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	35 of 217	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	31 of 214	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	76 of 233	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	81 of 228	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	71 of 234	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	54 of 229	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	75 of 224	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	65 of 215	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	68 of 218	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	45 of 213	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	109 of 203	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	133 of 200	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	95 of 202	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	76 of 197	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	88 of 192	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	88 of 189	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	69 of 191	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	80 of 185	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 287%+3 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 275%+14 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution65%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Walhalla High	Public	9-12	4701 North Highway 11	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4490	1,118	66	16.9	60.7%	857 (76.7%)	15 (1.3%)	209 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	72.1	59^th of 248 public high schools	76.2%		59.7	80^th of 240 public high schools	66.7%	21		75.3	65.2	86.9	$13,969	$557	$388	$945	$10,522	$2,501	$13,023
Hamilton Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	445 Oconee Business Parkway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4425	0	26	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Seneca High	Public	9-12	100 Bobcat Ridge	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4460	1,051	58	18.0	69.6%	613 (58.3%)	212 (20.2%)	131 (12.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	49.8	124^th of 248 public high schools	50.0%		55.6	88^th of 240 public high schools	63.3%	36		56.9	61.6	81.7	$13,752	$574	$339	$913	$10,512	$2,327	$12,839
D. W. Daniel High	Public	9-12	140 Blue and Gold Boulevard	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2900	1,222	72	17.0	42.9%	905 (74.1%)	121 (9.9%)	74 (6.1%)	54 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	75.4	50^th of 248 public high schools	79.8%		69.7	50^th of 240 public high schools	79.2%			69.8	70.3	89.9	$11,554	$772	$437	$1,209	$8,979	$1,367	$10,346
West-Oak High	Public	9-12	130 Warrior Lane	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4530	735	50	14.8	69.5%	627 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	66 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	56.9	108^th of 248 public high schools	56.5%		49.7	110^th of 240 public high schools	54.2%	2		59.1	67.5	83.0	$15,675	$1,167	$458	$1,624	$11,212	$2,838	$14,051
Pickens County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	990 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4500	0	29	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pickens High	Public	9-12	150 Blue Flame Drive	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3600	1,226	84	14.5	60.7%	1,060 (86.5%)	27 (2.2%)	90 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.8%)	67.6	73^rd of 248 public high schools	70.6%		62.7	71^st of 240 public high schools	70.4%	2		60.4	72.8	87.3	$12,415	$989	$476	$1,465	$9,553	$1,397	$10,949
Liberty High	Public	9-12	124 Red Devil Drive	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2600	640	48	13.4	61.3%	525 (82.0%)	26 (4.1%)	58 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	35	165^th of 248 public high schools	33.5%		37.1	148^th of 240 public high schools	38.3%	17		49.4	42.2	82.5	$14,484	$1,278	$529	$1,807	$10,918	$1,758	$12,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Walhalla High

How many students attend Walhalla High?

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

What schools feed into Walhalla High?

Walhalla High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : James M. Brown Elementary
Elementary : Keowee Elementary
Elementary : Tamassee-Salem Elementary
Elementary : Walhalla Elementary
Middle : Walhalla Middle

What district is Walhalla High in?

Oconee 01

Is Walhalla High a good school?

Walhalla High ranks 59^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Walhalla High?

Students at Walhalla High are 77% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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