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Saluda High

Public Grades 9-12

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Saluda High in Saluda, SC, serves approximately 714 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Saluda 01 district, with about 76% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's remarkable graduation rate improvement. Over the past five years, Saluda High has climbed from 76.1% to 92.8%—a 16.7 percentage point increase that now exceeds the state average and tops all nearby schools, including Mid-Carolina High (89.9%), Strom Thurmond High (88.6%), and Batesburg-Leesville High School (92.7%). The dropout rate has also improved significantly, dropping from 3.6% to 1.8%, now below the state average. Additionally, the school has shown strong progress in serving disabled students, jumping from the 15th to 38th percentile statewide, and African American students have improved from the 9th to 31st percentile.

However, academic proficiency remains a challenge. In Algebra 1, only 38% of students scored proficient compared to the state average of 74%, and U.S. History proficiency lags by nearly 20 percentage points. English 2 is the school's strongest subject at 74.5% proficiency, though still below the state average. Chronic absenteeism has improved to 17.5% but remains above the district average of 16.7%. The most concerning area is Hispanic student performance, ranking in the 7th percentile statewide. Notably, Saluda spends the least per student ($11,923) among comparable schools—Batesburg-Leesville High School spends $19,603—yet achieves competitive graduation outcomes, suggesting efficient use of resources despite the academic gaps.

714

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,923

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Ivory Key Road
Saluda, SC 29138

(864) 445-3011

District: Saluda 01

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.7%

White:

30.1%

African American:

22.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2025 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (57% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg69%

190^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 75Saluda 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	26.5	190 of 248	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	206 of 240	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	199 of 243	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	197 of 237	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	191 of 226	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	162 of 227	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	182 of 225	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	168 of 216	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.4	125 of 223	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	113 of 231	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.5	94 of 232	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.9	76 of 210	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	66 of 203	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	74 of 202	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	65 of 199	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	109 of 188	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.6	123 of 185	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	96 of 191	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	88 of 191	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.7	94 of 187	49.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	138 of 200	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	147 of 196	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	179 of 197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	126 of 199	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	172 of 190	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	141 of 178	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	177 of 184	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	176 of 183	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	84 of 136	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	99 of 140	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	125 of 147	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	88 of 141	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	130 of 139	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	70 of 115	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	72 of 143	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.3	117 of 137	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	58 of 70	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	66 of 71	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	55 of 61	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	49 of 64	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	170 of 229	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	205 of 229	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	188 of 231	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	179 of 223	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	192 of 220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	148 of 213	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	170 of 213	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	163 of 210	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	135 of 155	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	67.0	55 of 158	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	124 of 156	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	115 of 124	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	116 of 122	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	111 of 122	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	112 of 119	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	82 of 93	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	77 of 86	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	72 of 80	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	196 of 241	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	205 of 230	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	195 of 235	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	194 of 226	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	185 of 220	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	179 of 217	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	167 of 214	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	180 of 233	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	200 of 228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	187 of 234	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	194 of 229	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	190 of 224	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	162 of 215	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	182 of 218	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	183 of 213	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	134 of 203	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	170 of 200	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	131 of 202	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	176 of 197	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	176 of 192	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	103 of 189	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	162 of 191	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	169 of 185	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)38th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 274%-9 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 252%-8 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution43%-20 vs state

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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
Saluda High	Public	9-12	160 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3011	714	43	16.6	75.6%	215 (30.1%)	159 (22.3%)	319 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	26.5	190^th of 248 public high schools	23.4%		16.2	206^th of 240 public high schools	14.2%	16									52.5	42.9	74.5	$11,923	$974	$929	$1,903	$9,000	$1,020	$10,020
Batesburg-Leesville High School	Public	9-12	600 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-9251	545	48	11.3	100.0%	259 (47.5%)	157 (28.8%)	106 (19.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	35.8	158^th of 248 public high schools	36.3%		19.4	196^th of 240 public high schools	18.3%	38									48.7	52.3	80.0	$19,603	$1,231	$593	$1,824	$13,651	$4,128	$17,779
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	460	37	12.4	100.0%	176 (38.3%)	155 (33.7%)	104 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	24.2	197^th of 248 public high schools	20.6%		41.4	136^th of 240 public high schools	43.3%	61	38.2	46.3	39.3	19.1	24.1	19.7	29.4		54.9	39.4	71.4	$13,833	$1,036	$1,287	$2,323	$10,274	$1,236	$11,510
Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	17 Par Drive	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1767	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	720	47	15.3	68.2%	284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	42.6	148^th of 248 public high schools	40.3%		18.4	200^th of 240 public high schools	16.7%	52									50.3	39.0	88.8	$17,471	$2,173	$625	$2,798	$11,945	$2,728	$14,673
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Saluda High

What district is Saluda High in?

Saluda 01

Is Saluda High a good school?

Saluda High ranks in the bottom 23.4% of South Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Saluda High?

Saluda High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hollywood Elementary
Elementary : Saluda Elementary
Middle : Saluda Middle

How many students attend Saluda High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Saluda High.

What is the racial makeup of Saluda High?

Students at Saluda High are 45% Hispanic, 30% White, 22% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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