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Eau Claire High

Public Grades 9-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 12% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Eau Claire High is a public high school in Columbia, SC, serving 542 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Richland 01 school district.

Eau Claire has historically ranked in the bottom quartile of South Carolina high schools, but the most recent data shows a significant upward trend. The school jumped from the 4th to the 12th percentile statewide, its best ranking since 2020-2021. The most striking improvement is in African American student outcomes, which leaped from the 12th to the 53rd percentile in a single year. The school also shows a notable strength in English 2, with a 72.73% proficiency rate that is competitive with nearby Columbia High (76.78%) and C. A. Johnson High (75.79%). Interestingly, while English 1 proficiency is just 39.22%, the strong English 2 results suggest the school is effective at developing literacy skills over time. The graduation rate of 84.1% also outperforms several peer schools, including Columbia High (78.6%) and C.A. Johnson (73.0%).

Despite these gains, significant challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism affects 53.9% of students—more than double the district average of 26.7% and the highest among comparable schools. The school spends $23,182 per student, which is 40% higher than A. C. Flora High ($16,591), yet test scores still lag behind that school. However, the across-the-board improvements in 2025-2026—including Algebra 1 proficiency jumping from 25.91% to 54.4%—suggest recent interventions may be taking hold. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1 and a trajectory pointing upward, Eau Claire appears to be at an inflection point, though overcoming the absenteeism crisis will be essential to sustaining this momentum.

542

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,182

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Monticello Road
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 735-7600

District: Richland 01

Feeder schools for Eau Claire High:

Elementary:	Edward E. Taylor Elementary
	Forest Heights Elementary
	Hyatt Park Elementary
	J. P. Thomas Elementary
Middle:	Alcorn Middle
	Heyward Gibbes Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.8%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (53% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg69%

217^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Richland 01

55^th of 75Richland 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	18.1	217 of 248	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	229 of 240	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	232 of 243	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	233 of 237	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	218 of 226	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	198 of 227	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	223 of 225	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	204 of 216	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	217 of 223	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	226 of 231	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	221 of 232	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	197 of 210	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	174 of 203	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	183 of 202	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	188 of 199	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	176 of 199	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	171 of 188	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	163 of 185	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	175 of 191	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	184 of 191	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.4	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	95 of 200	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.4	172 of 196	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	175 of 197	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	182 of 199	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	179 of 190	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	131 of 178	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	174 of 184	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	142 of 183	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	109 of 140	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	140 of 147	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	136 of 139	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	139 of 143	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	114 of 137	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	189 of 229	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	220 of 229	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	222 of 223	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	211 of 220	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	210 of 213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	210 of 213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	200 of 210	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	111 of 124	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	118 of 119	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	176 of 241	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	214 of 230	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	224 of 235	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	219 of 226	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	214 of 220	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	175 of 213	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	212 of 217	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	192 of 214	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	213 of 233	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	219 of 228	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	221 of 234	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	221 of 229	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	221 of 224	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	207 of 215	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	217 of 218	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	195 of 213	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)52nd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 273%-11 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution46%-17 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 239%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen on FaceBook
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Great Job on improving on the report card. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

the school is very low in ranking because they are on facebook meanwhile there students are sitting are sitting around doing nothing Close Quote

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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
Eau Claire High	Public	9-12	4800 Monticello Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-7600	542	47	11.6	100.0%	7 (1.3%)	438 (80.8%)	72 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	18.1	217^th of 248 public high schools	12.5%		6.9	229^th of 240 public high schools	4.6%	12		39.2	45.5	72.7	$23,182	$2,212	$1,531	$3,742	$16,261	$3,179	$19,440
C. A. Johnson High	Public	9-12	2219 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 253-7092	344	38	9.0	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	319 (92.7%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	18.1	219^th of 248 public high schools	11.7%		26.5	180^th of 240 public high schools	25.0%	39		38.0	40.0	75.8	$29,536	$1,508	$1,904	$3,412	$21,293	$4,831	$26,124
School Whitmore School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	501 Commerce Drive NE	Columbia	29223	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 476-6416	431	15	28.7	54.2%	309 (71.7%)	81 (18.8%)	26 (6.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	23.6	200^th of 248 public high schools	19.4%		23.4	186^th of 240 public high schools	22.5%	14		38.6	44.9	78.5	$8,616	$246	$450	$695	$6,020	$1,900	$7,920
Columbia High	Public	9-12	1701 Westchester Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8950	681	54	12.6	100.0%	18 (2.6%)	579 (85.0%)	45 (6.6%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	21.8	207^th of 248 public high schools	16.5%		12	218^th of 240 public high schools	9.2%	11		36.4	46.8	76.8	$21,575	$1,744	$2,088	$3,832	$14,838	$2,905	$17,743
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	3560 Lynhaven Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 735-3343	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Manning High	Public	9-12	502 Beckman Drive	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 935-7203	2	4	.5		0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	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) 896-2853	28	1	28.0	81.3%	2 (7.1%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kirkland High	Public	9-12	4344 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2708	42	1	42.0	90.6%	6 (14.3%)	34 (81.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
A. C. Flora High	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7300	1,328	85	15.6	100.0%	602 (45.3%)	523 (39.4%)	113 (8.5%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (4.7%)	62.6	92^nd of 248 public high schools	62.9%		43.5	129^th of 240 public high schools	46.3%	37		60.1	67.3	86.4	$16,591	$996	$1,045	$2,041	$12,067	$2,483	$14,550
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Eau Claire High

How many students attend Eau Claire High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Eau Claire High.

What is the racial makeup of Eau Claire High?

Students at Eau Claire High are 81% African American, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools feed into Eau Claire High?

Eau Claire High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edward E. Taylor Elementary
Elementary : Forest Heights Elementary
Elementary : Hyatt Park Elementary
Elementary : J. P. Thomas Elementary
Middle : Alcorn Middle
Middle : Heyward Gibbes Middle

Is Eau Claire High a good school?

Eau Claire High ranks in the bottom 12.5% of South Carolina high schools.

What district is Eau Claire High in?

Richland 01

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