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Chesnee High

Q: Is Chesnee High a good school?

Chesnee High ranks 47 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 80% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Chesnee High is a public high school located in Chesnee, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 796 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 02 school district, which is ranked 8th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chesnee High has consistently ranked in the top half of South Carolina high schools, with a current ranking of 47 out of 235 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams is generally above the state average, particularly in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (83.18% proficient or better) and English 2 (91.07% proficient or better) in 2024-2025. Chesnee High also maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 90.8% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 1.6% to 3.1% during the same period.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Chapman High, Spartanburg High, Gaffney High, Broome High, and Boiling Springs High, Chesnee High generally performs better on EOCEP exams and has higher graduation rates, indicating that it is a strong-performing school within its regional context.

673

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,085

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

795 South Alabama Avenue
Chesnee, SC 29323

(864) 461-7318

District: Spartanburg 02

Feeder schools for Chesnee High:

Elementary:	Chesnee Elementary
	Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary
	Mayo Elementary
Middle:	Chesnee Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

African American:

6.1%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (79% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of South Carolina high schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg82%

South Carolina avg71%

47^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Spartanburg 02

8^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
2025	70.5	47 of 235	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	60 of 235	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	67 of 237	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	109 of 226	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	102 of 227	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	87 of 225	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	69 of 216	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.0	77 of 223	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	56 of 231	75.8%	★★★★☆
2015	65.9	44 of 232	81.0%	★★★★☆
2014	65.5	69 of 210	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.5	84 of 203	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	85.4	21 of 202	89.6%	★★★★★
2011	73.2	50 of 199	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	50.0	118 of 199	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	96 of 188	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.7	77 of 185	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	104 of 191	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.8	55 of 191	71.2%	★★★★☆
2005	75.6	21 of 187	88.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	35 of 139	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	55 of 145	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	105 of 141	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	65 of 139	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	68 of 115	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	30 of 137	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	25 of 225	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	49 of 225	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	66 of 223	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	82 of 220	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	91 of 213	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	83 of 213	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	85 of 210	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	4 of 153	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	64.5	68 of 157	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	28 of 156	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	30 of 226	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	39 of 229	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	50 of 226	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	84 of 220	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	79 of 213	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	76 of 217	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	74 of 214	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	64 of 224	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	67 of 228	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	69 of 229	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	122 of 224	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	100 of 215	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	97 of 218	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	64 of 213	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	81 of 196	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	113 of 196	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	111 of 197	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	161 of 192	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	148 of 189	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	141 of 191	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	118 of 185	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 291%+5 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 283%+9 vs state

English 174%+12 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution66%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Chesnee 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
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%)	70.5	47^th of 235 public high schools	80.0%		65.4	60^th of 235 public high schools	74.5%	13	83.2	73.9	66.2	91.1	$13,085	$584	$534	$1,117	$10,259	$1,709	$11,968
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%)	74.3	40^th of 235 public high schools	83.0%		74	39^th of 235 public high schools	83.4%	1	87.3	71.0	77.9	90.7	$9,448	$392	$700	$1,091	$7,249	$1,108	$8,356
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)
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%)	54	93^rd of 235 public high schools	60.4%		64.9	61^st of 235 public high schools	74.0%	32	60.5	54.9	65.4	87.8	$14,045	$400	$929	$1,328	$10,015	$2,701	$12,716
Institute of Innovation	Public	9-12	175 Campus Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2576	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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)
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%)	43.6	127^th of 235 public high schools	46.0%		49.8	100^th of 235 public high schools	57.4%	27	52.8	61.1	57.6	88.8	$14,424	$655	$941	$1,596	$11,072	$1,756	$12,829
Gaffney High	Public	9-12	149 Twin Lake Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2000	1,827	103	17.7		949 (51.9%)	546 (29.9%)	262 (14.3%)	23 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.5%)	15.5	207^th of 235 public high schools	11.9%		16	203^rd of 235 public high schools	13.6%	4	42.2	45.0	41.4	77.2	$4,461	$1,109	$594	$1,703	$1,890	$869	$2,758
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%)	49.7	111^th of 235 public high schools	52.8%		56.8	85^th of 235 public high schools	63.8%	26	61.0	63.3	60.6	84.2	$11,550	$395	$581	$976	$9,333	$1,241	$10,574
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesnee High

What district is Chesnee High in?

Spartanburg 02

How many students attend Chesnee High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Chesnee High.

Is Chesnee High a good school?

Chesnee High ranks 47^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chesnee High?

Students at Chesnee High are 81% White, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Chesnee High?

Chesnee High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chesnee Elementary
Elementary : Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary
Elementary : Mayo Elementary
Middle : Chesnee Middle

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