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Chesnee High

Q: Is Chesnee High a good school?

Chesnee High ranks 70 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Chesnee High is a public high school in Chesnee, SC, serving approximately 673 students in grades 9-12 within the Spartanburg 02 school district, a smaller community compared to the more urban areas surrounding it.

Chesnee High stands out for its remarkable success with students who often face the biggest challenges. Despite nearly 60% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school ranks in the 87th percentile statewide for low-income student performance—a truly exceptional achievement. Similarly, the school earns 4-star ratings for its support of students with disabilities, ranking in the 76th percentile. Academically, the school shines brightest in Algebra 1, where 77% of students scored proficient in the latest testing cycle, far outpacing the district (57%) and state (65%) averages. English 2 scores are also consistently strong, hovering around 87-91% proficiency year after year. This success is backed by a per-student investment of $13,085, which is notably higher than nearby Boiling Springs High ($9,448) and Gaffney High ($4,461), and comparable to Spartanburg High ($14,424).

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 29%, Chesnee's rate is significantly higher than the district (18.8%) and state (22.3%) averages, and only Spartanburg High (34.3%) has a higher rate among nearby schools. Graduation rates are solid at 87.4%, slightly above the state average but trailing the district (89.7%) and Chapman High (94.6%). Overall, Chesnee High is a school that punches above its weight, delivering strong results for students who need the most support. If it can tackle the attendance issue, its already-impressive performance could reach even greater heights.

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 — 76th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (74% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg78%

South Carolina avg69%

70^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	68.0	70 of 248	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	48 of 240	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	62 of 243	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
2026	71.1	32 of 136	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	36 of 140	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	56 of 147	61.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	65.7	69 of 229	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	25 of 229	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	50 of 231	78.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.4	75 of 155	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.5	4 of 154	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	64.5	69 of 158	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	28 of 156	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	53 of 241	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	30 of 230	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	40 of 235	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
2026	64.9	73 of 233	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	65 of 228	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	70 of 234	70.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	49.6	110 of 203	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	82 of 200	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	116 of 202	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 287%+4 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 277%+13 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution75%+13 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 258%-3 vs state

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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 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 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 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
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	58.8%	546 (81.1%)	41 (6.1%)	40 (5.9%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	68	70^th of 248 public high schools	71.8%		70.5	48^th of 240 public high schools	80.0%	22					77.3	58.4	75.1	87.3	$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	61.1%	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 248 public high schools	77.8%		74.3	40^th of 240 public high schools	83.3%	15					36.4	71.3	82.5	84.5	$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	61.1%	551 (63.7%)	142 (16.4%)	112 (12.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	57	107^th of 248 public high schools	56.9%		54	94^th of 240 public high schools	60.8%	13					75.2	59.7	61.6	82.8	$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	69.1%	641 (29.6%)	1,074 (49.6%)	285 (13.2%)	55 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	102 (4.7%)	51	120^th of 248 public high schools	51.6%		43.6	128^th of 240 public high schools	46.7%	8					61.0	60.3	60.6	81.1	$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	76.8%	949 (51.9%)	546 (29.9%)	262 (14.3%)	23 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.5%)	17.8	220^th of 248 public high schools	11.3%		15.5	210^th of 240 public high schools	12.5%	10					29.4	40.6	42.3	73.7	$4,461	$1,109	$594	$1,703	$1,890	$869	$2,758
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%)	65.1	82^nd of 248 public high schools	66.9%					(n/a)	62.3	65.0	28.9	34.4		59.7	67.8	90.0
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	54.2%	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 248 public high schools	74.6%		49.7	112^th of 240 public high schools	53.3%	49					89.9	67.2	66.8	86.7	$11,550	$395	$581	$976	$9,333	$1,241	$10,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesnee High

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.

Is Chesnee High a good school?

Chesnee High ranks 70^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Chesnee High in?

Spartanburg 02

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

How many students attend Chesnee High?

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

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