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Eau Claire High

Public Grades 9-12

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 4% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Eau Claire High is a public high school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving 599 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Richland 01 school district, which is ranked 52 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Eau Claire High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina high schools over the past decade.

Eau Claire High consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic metrics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages in subjects like Algebra 1, English 1, and U.S. History. Additionally, Eau Claire High has had a lower four-year graduation rate and higher dropout rate than the state average. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 47.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Eau Claire High's performance is significantly lower than the nearby A.C. Flora High and Columbia High, which are also part of the Richland 01 district. These schools have higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the challenges, Eau Claire High spends a relatively high amount per student, suggesting that the issue may not be solely about funding, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of resources.

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: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg71%

225^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High Schools in the Richland 01

52^nd 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
2025	6.9	225 of 235	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	226 of 235	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	22.4	171 of 194	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	173 of 194	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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	108 of 139	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	138 of 145	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
2025	8.3	217 of 225	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	220 of 225	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
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
2025	13.1	211 of 226	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	219 of 229	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	6.6	216 of 224	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	216 of 228	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 269%-17 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 254%-20 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution37%-25 vs state

English 127%-35 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

Schools Near Eau Claire High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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		7 (1.3%)	438 (80.8%)	72 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	6.9	225^th of 235 public high schools	4.3%		6.7	226^th of 235 public high schools	3.8%	1	54.4	26.5	36.6	69.4	$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		2 (0.6%)	319 (92.7%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	26.5	177^th of 235 public high schools	24.7%		9.7	217^th of 235 public high schools	7.7%	40	67.0	45.4	31.2	85.6	$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		309 (71.7%)	81 (18.8%)	26 (6.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	23.4	183^rd of 235 public high schools	22.1%		26.8	175^th of 235 public high schools	25.5%	8	29.1	45.1	48.0	80.6	$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		18 (2.6%)	579 (85.0%)	45 (6.6%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	12	215^th of 235 public high schools	8.5%		20.1	194^th of 235 public high schools	17.4%	21	60.1	37.8	31.7	75.7	$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 Road	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) 896-2714	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)
Kirkland High	Public	9-12	4344 Broad River	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2708	42	1	42.0		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		602 (45.3%)	523 (39.4%)	113 (8.5%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (4.7%)	43.5	128^th of 235 public high schools	45.5%		57.3	83^rd of 235 public high schools	64.7%	45	42.2	49.0	62.2	90.6	$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

What district is Eau Claire High in?

Richland 01

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

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.

Is Eau Claire High a good school?

Eau Claire High ranks in the bottom 4.3% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Eau Claire High?

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

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