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Boiling Springs High

Q: Is Boiling Springs High a good school?

Boiling Springs High ranks 55 th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Boiling Springs High is a large public high school in Boiling Springs, SC, serving 2,772 students in grades 9-12 within the highly rated Spartanburg 02 district.

Boiling Springs High consistently ranks among the top high schools in the area. In the most recent school year, it ranked 55th out of 245 schools statewide (78th percentile), earning a 4-star rating. This places it ahead of nearby schools like James F. Byrnes High (rank 97), Spartanburg High (rank 119), and Broome High (rank 106). The school's graduation rate of 90.3% also outpaces the state average (86.7%) and is higher than several nearby schools, including Chesnee High (87.4%) and Spartanburg High (84.3%). Notably, Boiling Springs achieves these results while spending less per student ($9,448) than any comparable school in the area—for example, Spartanburg High spends $14,424 and Broome High spends $14,045.

There are a few areas parents should know about. The school excels in U.S. History, with an 82.51% proficiency rate—the highest among nearby schools and well above the state average (62.57%). It also performs exceptionally well with specific student groups, ranking in the 91st percentile for African American students and the 85th percentile for English Language Learners. However, Algebra 1 proficiency dropped sharply to 36.38% in the most recent year, far below the state average (64.58%) and a significant decline from the prior year (87.3%). Additionally, chronic absenteeism has risen to 21.8%, slightly above the district average (18.8%). While the school's overall performance remains strong, these are areas worth monitoring.

2,772

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,448

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2251 Old Furnace Road
Boiling Springs, SC 29316

(864) 578-8465

District: Spartanburg 02

Feeder schools for Boiling Springs High:

Elementary:	Boiling Springs Elementary
	Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary
	James H. Hendrix Elementary
	Oakland Elementary
Middle:	Boiling Springs Middle
	Rainbow Lake Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

African American:

18.5%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (79% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina high schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 28 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg78%

South Carolina avg69%

55^th of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Spartanburg 02

7^th of 75Spartanburg 02 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	74.0	55 of 245	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	40 of 235	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	39 of 235	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	64 of 226	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	56 of 227	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	44 of 225	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	35 of 216	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	62.0	46 of 223	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	62.9	52 of 231	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	58.2	66 of 232	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	37 of 210	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	30 of 203	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	38 of 202	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	66 of 199	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.6	44 of 199	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	45 of 188	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.6	26 of 185	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	18 of 191	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	72.5	29 of 191	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	73.1	33 of 187	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	18 of 198	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	73.7	33 of 194	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	10 of 194	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	21 of 199	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	42 of 190	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	25 of 178	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	20 of 184	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	39 of 183	78.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.0	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	73 of 136	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.2	29 of 139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	20 of 145	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	17 of 141	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	43 of 139	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	31 of 115	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	80 of 143	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	67 of 137	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	9 of 59	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	15 of 71	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	7 of 68	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	57.2	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	16 of 46	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	30 of 58	48.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	52 of 227	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	41 of 225	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	44 of 225	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	40 of 223	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	61 of 220	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	53 of 213	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	40 of 213	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	39 of 210	81.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	84 of 155	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.8	43 of 153	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	72 of 157	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	25 of 156	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	48 of 124	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	88.7	8 of 121	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	21 of 121	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	22 of 119	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	40 of 108	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	35 of 93	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	52 of 86	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	57 of 80	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	47 of 238	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	26 of 226	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	21 of 229	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	26 of 226	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	40 of 220	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	36 of 213	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	66 of 217	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	42 of 214	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	57 of 231	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	37 of 224	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	37 of 228	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	34 of 229	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	64 of 224	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	62 of 215	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	64 of 218	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	51 of 213	76.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	34 of 61	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	84.0	7 of 59	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	27 of 57	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.0	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	89 of 201	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	65 of 196	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	71 of 196	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	56 of 197	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	93 of 192	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	76 of 189	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	82 of 191	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	73 of 185	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2026)46th percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2026)38th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 284%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution83%+20 vs state

English 171%+10 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 236%-28 vs state

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by a student
Monday, May 22, 2017

BOI This place weird. Good teachers, terrible admins, (Principals) and trash facilities. If you are a self respecting human put your kid in one of the nearby charter schools or something, escape y'all, escape. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)		SC READY Mathematics (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (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	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 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Boiling Springs High	Public	9-12	2251 Old Furnace Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-8465	2,772	142	19.5		1,678 (60.5%)	513 (18.5%)	249 (9.0%)	114 (4.1%)	35 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	180 (6.5%)	74	55^th of 245 public high schools	77.6%		74.3	40^th of 235 public high schools	83.0%	15					36.4	71.3	82.5	84.5	$9,448	$392	$700	$1,091	$7,249	$1,108	$8,356
Mountain View Preparatory	Public, Charter	7-12	895 Springfield Rd	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 641-0604	452	24	18.8		251 (55.5%)	132 (29.2%)	32 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)								(n/a)	62.3	65.0	28.9	34.4		59.7	67.8	90.0
H. B. Swofford Career Center	Public	10-12	5620 Highway 11	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 82	No	No	No	No	(864) 592-2790	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spartanburg High	Public	9-12	2250 E. Main Street	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4410	2,164	136	15.9		641 (29.6%)	1,074 (49.6%)	285 (13.2%)	55 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	102 (4.7%)	50.9	119^th of 245 public high schools	51.4%		43.6	127^th of 235 public high schools	46.0%	8					61.0	60.3	60.6	81.1	$14,424	$655	$941	$1,596	$11,072	$1,756	$12,829
Chapman High	Public	9-12	1420 Compton Bridge Road	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-2836	1,057	65	16.2		764 (72.3%)	99 (9.4%)	94 (8.9%)	34 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.2%)	71.3	63^rd of 245 public high schools	74.3%		49.7	111^th of 235 public high schools	52.8%	48					89.9	67.2	66.8	86.7	$11,550	$395	$581	$976	$9,333	$1,241	$10,574
Daniel Morgan Technology Center	Public	9-12	201 Zion Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6900	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Broome High	Public	9-12	381 Cherry Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6700	865	49	17.7		551 (63.7%)	142 (16.4%)	112 (12.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	56.9	106^th of 245 public high schools	56.7%		54	93^rd of 235 public high schools	60.4%	13					75.2	59.7	61.6	82.8	$14,045	$400	$929	$1,328	$10,015	$2,701	$12,716
Chesnee High	Public	9-12	795 South Alabama Avenue	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 461-7318	673	43	15.8		546 (81.1%)	41 (6.1%)	40 (5.9%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	67.9	70^th of 245 public high schools	71.4%		70.5	47^th of 235 public high schools	80.0%	23					77.3	58.4	75.1	87.3	$13,085	$584	$534	$1,117	$10,259	$1,709	$11,968
School School for the Blind High	Public	9-12	355 Cedar Springs Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Deaf & Blind School	No	No	No	No	(864) 577-7600	23	8	2.8		10 (43.5%)	8 (34.8%)	3 (13.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)
School School for the Deaf High	Public	9-12	355 Cedar Springs Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Deaf & Blind School	No	No	No	No	(864) 577-7743	31	14	2.2		14 (45.2%)	11 (35.5%)	3 (9.7%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Boiling Springs High

What district is Boiling Springs High in?

Spartanburg 02

Is Boiling Springs High a good school?

Boiling Springs High ranks 55^th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Boiling Springs High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,772 students attended Boiling Springs High.

What is the racial makeup of Boiling Springs High?

Students at Boiling Springs High are 61% White, 19% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Boiling Springs High?

Boiling Springs High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boiling Springs Elementary
Elementary : Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary
Elementary : James H. Hendrix Elementary
Elementary : Oakland Elementary
Middle : Boiling Springs Middle
Middle : Rainbow Lake Middle

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