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Spartanburg High

Q: Is Spartanburg High a good school?

Spartanburg High ranks 120 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 52% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Spartanburg High serves approximately 2,164 students in grades 9-12 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, as part of the Spartanburg 07 school district, and currently ranks in the middle tier of high schools statewide.

For parents, the most encouraging news is the school's exceptional work with English Language Learners—Spartanburg High ranks 6th in the entire state for this group, a remarkable achievement that has improved steadily over three years. The school also does well with its Gifted and Talented students (69th percentile) and shows solid results for White students. However, there are clear areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism affects about 34% of students, well above the state average of 22%, and this likely contributes to a graduation rate (84.3%) that trails the state average. Math is a particular challenge: only about 61% of students scored proficient in Algebra 1, below the state average and far behind nearby Chesnee High (77%) and Broome High (75%).

Compared to other local schools, Spartanburg High sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms Gaffney High and Dorman High, but trails Boiling Springs High and Chesnee High, both of which earn higher state rankings and boast stronger graduation rates. One positive trend: the school recently improved its performance with students from low-income families, jumping from the 41st to 66th percentile. The school also spends generously—about $14,424 per student, more than most neighbors—yet outcomes don't always reflect that investment. The dramatic success with ELL students proves the school can move the needle when it focuses its efforts, and that same approach could potentially be applied to improve math proficiency and attendance.

2,164

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,424

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 E. Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29307

(864) 594-4410

District: Spartanburg 07

Feeder schools for Spartanburg High:

Elementary:	E. P. Todd School
	Jesse Boyd Elementary
	Mary H. Wright Elementary
	Pine St. Elementary
	More...
	The Cleveland Academy of Leadership
Middle:	Carver Middle
	McCracken Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.6%

White:

29.6%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg69%

120^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 75Spartanburg 07 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	51.0	120 of 248	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	128 of 240	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	103 of 243	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	121 of 237	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	83 of 226	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	65 of 227	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	83 of 225	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	84 of 216	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	81 of 223	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	81 of 231	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	92 of 232	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.2	94 of 210	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.1	109 of 203	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.2	91 of 202	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.1	82 of 199	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	88 of 199	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	102 of 188	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	121 of 185	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	112 of 191	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.6	104 of 191	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.5	86 of 187	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	84 of 200	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	93 of 196	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	76 of 197	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	99 of 199	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	51 of 190	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	35 of 178	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	50 of 184	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	69 of 183	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	50 of 136	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	78 of 140	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	72 of 147	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	69 of 139	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	56 of 143	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	81 of 137	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2025	69.4	14 of 70	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	25 of 71	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	19 of 61	68.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	16 of 64	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	112 of 229	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	116 of 229	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	113 of 231	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	129 of 223	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	97 of 220	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	78 of 213	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	92 of 213	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	103 of 210	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	48 of 155	69.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	24 of 154	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	19 of 158	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	37 of 156	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	47 of 124	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	40 of 122	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	55 of 119	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	31 of 108	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	30 of 93	67.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	42 of 86	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	41 of 80	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	81 of 241	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	135 of 230	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	110 of 235	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	131 of 226	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	69 of 220	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	69 of 213	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	86 of 217	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	109 of 214	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	123 of 233	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	126 of 228	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	102 of 234	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	108 of 229	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	74 of 224	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	46 of 215	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	87 of 218	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	76 of 213	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	51 of 59	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.8	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	33.8	41 of 57	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	65 of 203	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	71 of 200	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	44 of 202	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	49 of 197	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	30 of 192	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	12 of 189	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	30 of 191	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	21 of 185	88.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)90th percentile+38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)69th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2026)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 281%-3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 261%-4 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution61%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 260%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Spartanburg High School excels in the higher level classes such as AP and Honors classes...I would put its top students against the top students at any other school, public or private, in SC. It has a very high minority population due to the way that district lines are drawn in the county, yet, it still produces the very best high achieving students. It should not, nor should any other school, be rated without taking into consideration the students who attend based on socio-economic levels. 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 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
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
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	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
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	12.0%	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	11.5%	14 (45.2%)	11 (35.5%)	3 (9.7%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
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
Dorman High	Public	9-12	1050 Cavalier Way	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 582-4347	3,920	223	17.5	72.8%	1,373 (35.0%)	1,237 (31.6%)	937 (23.9%)	121 (3.1%)	11 (0.3%)	5 (0.1%)	236 (6.0%)	41.8	150^th of 248 public high schools	39.5%		32	162^nd of 240 public high schools	32.5%	12					49.2	58.6	58.3	76.1	$12,971	$691	$207	$898	$9,961	$2,113	$12,073
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
R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1151 Center Point Drive	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 81	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-5020	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Spartanburg High

What is the racial makeup of Spartanburg High?

Students at Spartanburg High are 50% African American, 30% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Spartanburg High a good school?

Spartanburg High ranks 120^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Spartanburg High in?

Spartanburg 07

What schools feed into Spartanburg High?

Spartanburg High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E. P. Todd School
Elementary : Jesse Boyd Elementary
Elementary : Mary H. Wright Elementary
Elementary : Pine St. Elementary
Elementary : The Cleveland Academy of Leadership
Middle : Carver Middle
Middle : McCracken Middle

How many students attend Spartanburg High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,164 students attended Spartanburg High.

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