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Manning High

Public Grades 9-12

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Manning High is a public high school in Manning, South Carolina, serving 786 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Clarendon 06 school district, which is ranked 45 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manning High faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 46.24% of students were proficient in English 1 and 51.27% were proficient in U.S. History and the Constitution, well below the state and district levels. The school's performance on the SC READY assessments for middle grades also lags behind, with proficiency rates ranging from 40-60% in English Language Arts and 25-57% in Mathematics. Additionally, Manning High has seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 92.3% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby East Clarendon Middle-High School outperforms Manning High in most academic metrics, including higher proficiency rates in EOCEP exams and better performance on SC READY assessments. Another nearby school, Scott's Branch High, also struggles with low academic performance, similar to Manning High, but has a slightly better graduation rate and lower chronic absenteeism. The schools in the neighboring Sumter 01 district, such as Crestwood High and Sumter High School, generally perform better than Manning High, but still lag behind the state averages in many areas.

741

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,859

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2155 Paxville Highway
Manning, SC 29102

(803) 435-4417

District: Clarendon 06

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.1%

White:

23.6%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (59% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg71%

181^st of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2023

From bottom 13% (2023) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Clarendon 06

45^th of 75Clarendon 06 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	25.5	181 of 235	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	189 of 235	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	206 of 237	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	98 of 194	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	123 of 194	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	173 of 199	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	7.3	142 of 145	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	133 of 141	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	180 of 225	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	200 of 223	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	133 of 157	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	104 of 156	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	159 of 226	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	178 of 229	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	192 of 226	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	178 of 224	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	184 of 228	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	200 of 229	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	184 of 196	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	179 of 196	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	157 of 197	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2024)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 280%-6 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 259%-15 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution51%-10 vs state

English 146%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	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	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 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
Manning High	Public	9-12	2155 Paxville Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-4417	741	38	19.6		175 (23.6%)	497 (67.1%)	44 (5.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	25.5	181^st of 235 public high schools	23.0%		20.6	189^th of 235 public high schools	19.6%	8								59.2	46.2	51.3	80.1	$12,859	$1,730	$765	$2,495	$8,774	$1,591	$10,365
F. E. Dubose Career Center	Public	9-12	3351 Sumter Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 473-2531	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Scott's Branch High	Public	9-12	9253 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2100	197	16	12.1		12 (6.1%)	174 (88.3%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5.1	229^th of 235 public high schools	2.6%		9.2	218^th of 235 public high schools	7.2%	11								41.9		33.9	60.6	$23,899	$2,364	$1,330	$3,694	$17,102	$3,103	$20,206
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	350 Old Manning Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 506-2700	1,013	58	17.4		302 (29.8%)	596 (58.8%)	62 (6.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.0%)	22.8	186^th of 235 public high schools	20.9%		7.6	225^th of 235 public high schools	4.3%	39								52.2	49.4	52.3	76.7	$13,280	$942	$1,175	$2,117	$9,334	$1,828	$11,162
Turbeville High	Public	9-12	1578 Clarence Coker Hwy	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3178	55	9	6.1		12 (21.8%)	39 (70.9%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sumter High School	Public	9-12	2580 McCrays Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-4480	2,122	125	17.0		544 (25.6%)	1,326 (62.5%)	156 (7.4%)	40 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	46 (2.2%)	24.2	182^nd of 235 public high schools	22.6%		21.5	184^th of 235 public high schools	21.7%	2								52.1	51.7	51.1	77.4	$13,332	$930	$1,022	$1,952	$9,716	$1,664	$11,380
Sumter Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	2612 McCray's Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-8575	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Clarendon Middle-High	Public	6-12	1171 Pope Street	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2185	722	38	19.0		518 (71.7%)	159 (22.0%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	48.4	113^th of 235 public high schools	51.9%		41.4	130^th of 235 public high schools	44.7%	17	60.3	62.0	55.0	57.0	36.2	40.2	48.9	77.8	69.7	55.0	82.9	$13,130	$1,836	$763	$2,599	$9,153	$1,378	$10,531
Crestwood High	Public	9-12	2000 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-6200	1,105	57	19.3		190 (17.2%)	789 (71.4%)	67 (6.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.7%)	13.5	214^th of 235 public high schools	8.9%		29.8	164^th of 235 public high schools	30.2%	50								52.9	36.7	48.0	71.3	$12,307	$942	$1,169	$2,112	$8,423	$1,772	$10,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Manning High

What is the racial makeup of Manning High?

Students at Manning High are 67% African American, 24% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Manning High in?

Clarendon 06

Is Manning High a good school?

Manning High ranks in the bottom 23.0% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Manning High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Manning High.

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