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Bamberg-Ehrhardt High

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Bamberg-Ehrhardt High ranks 123 rd of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 50% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Bamberg-Ehrhardt High is a small public high school in Bamberg, SC, serving 383 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Bamberg 03 school district. The school has earned a 3-star rating and ranks in the middle of the pack statewide, but it stands out for its strong graduation rate and exceptional math performance.

One of the school's biggest strengths is Algebra 1, where 86% of students scored proficient in the most recent school year—well above the state average of 65%. This is a consistent area of excellence, with proficiency rates exceeding state averages for several years running. The school also posts a solid 88.2% graduation rate, which beats both the state average (86.7%) and many nearby schools, including Orangeburg Wilkinson High (72.7%) and Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High (79.4%). With a low student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 and per-student spending of $19,508—the highest among nearby schools—families can expect a well-resourced environment with plenty of individual attention.

However, the picture is mixed. While math is a clear strength, U.S. History proficiency lags significantly, with only 51% of students meeting standards compared to the state's 63%. English results are also uneven: students struggle in English 1 but show strong growth by English 2, where 81% are proficient. Chronic absenteeism (21.2%) remains a concern, though it's slightly better than the district average. Interestingly, the nearby Denmark-Olar High—just 5.7 miles away—outperforms Bamberg-Ehrhardt in U.S. History (81% vs. 51%), suggesting room for improvement. Meanwhile, Branchville High achieves a 5-star rating while spending significantly less per student, indicating that Bamberg-Ehrhardt's resources could potentially be allocated more effectively to boost achievement across all subjects.

383

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,508

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

267 Red Raider Drive
Bamberg, SC 29003

(803) 245-3030

District: Bamberg 03

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.4%

White:

38.4%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2023 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!U.S. History and the Constitution scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg69%

South Carolina avg69%

123^rd of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 46% (2023) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Bamberg 03

49^th of 75Bamberg 03 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	50.4	123 of 248	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	119 of 240	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	146 of 243	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	127 of 237	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	80 of 200	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	66 of 196	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	81 of 197	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	58 of 199	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	131 of 229	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	118 of 229	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	119 of 231	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	108 of 223	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	130 of 241	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	122 of 230	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	136 of 235	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	101 of 226	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	120 of 233	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	111 of 228	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	160 of 234	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	128 of 229	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	117 of 203	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	87 of 200	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	125 of 202	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	114 of 197	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 286%+21 vs state

English 281%-3 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 256%-5 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution51%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (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 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 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
Bamberg-Ehrhardt High	Public	9-12	267 Red Raider Drive	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3030	383	32	11.9	100.0%	147 (38.4%)	216 (56.4%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50.4	123^rd of 248 public high schools	50.4%		46	119^th of 240 public high schools	50.4%	4								86.1	56.2	51.5	80.6	$19,508	$1,323	$1,082	$2,405	$14,356	$2,747	$17,103
Cope Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6052 Slab Landing Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 80	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-7661	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Denmark-Olar High	Public	9-12	197 Viking Circle	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3307	181	19	9.5	100.0%	6 (3.3%)	173 (95.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.1	80^th of 248 public high schools	67.7%		44.2	126^th of 240 public high schools	47.5%	46								87.5	60.5	81.5	78.6	$24,830	$2,834	$1,313	$4,147	$17,354	$3,329	$20,683
Edisto High	Public	9-12	500 R.M. Foster Drive	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-1553	614	48	12.6	100.0%	227 (37.0%)	320 (52.1%)	45 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	19.8	214^th of 248 public high schools	13.7%		17.5	202^nd of 240 public high schools	15.8%	12								50.0	40.6	47.4	71.3	$18,528	$1,158	$2,688	$3,846	$12,275	$2,407	$14,682
Blackville-Hilda High	Public	9-12	76 Atkins Circle	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5700	140	16	8.7		12 (8.6%)	113 (80.7%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	31.5	174^th of 248 public high schools	29.8%					(n/a)									57.6	43.6	75.9
Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	317	22	14.2	100.0%	228 (71.9%)	70 (22.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	89.5	21^st of 248 public high schools	91.5%		69.1	51^st of 240 public high schools	78.8%	30	64.3	76.2	70.4	69.1	85.7	75.0	30.9		82.7	81.4	93.9	$15,767	$1,067	$1,401	$2,468	$11,467	$1,832	$13,299
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	220	17	12.8	100.0%	33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	5.3	239^th of 248 public high schools	3.6%		14.9	212^th of 240 public high schools	11.7%	27	30.4	42.3	53.2	9.1	11.5	28.1	30.4			7.1	71.4	$19,181	$1,403	$1,582	$2,986	$13,866	$2,329	$16,195
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Public	6-12	4857 Charleston Highway	Rowesville	29133	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 516-6011	349	25	14.0	100.0%	18 (5.2%)	269 (77.1%)	57 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2.7	243^rd of 248 public high schools	2.0%		16.7	205^th of 240 public high schools	14.6%	38	23.1	38.1	25.0	15.4	21.4	22.9	11.5		28.9	11.8	62.3	$15,558	$1,764	$1,521	$3,285	$10,428	$1,845	$12,273
Barnwell County Career Center	Public	9-12	5214 Reynolds Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 259-5512	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Public	9-12	601 Bruin Parkway	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-6180	992	60	16.5	100.0%	20 (2.0%)	903 (91.0%)	47 (4.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	7	238^th of 248 public high schools	4.0%		5.3	231^st of 240 public high schools	3.8%	7								23.6	25.8	21.6	72.4	$17,547	$1,137	$2,786	$3,923	$11,413	$2,212	$13,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Bamberg-Ehrhardt High

What district is Bamberg-Ehrhardt High in?

Bamberg 03

How many students attend Bamberg-Ehrhardt High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Bamberg-Ehrhardt High.

What is the racial makeup of Bamberg-Ehrhardt High?

Students at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High are 56% African American, 38% White, 3% Hispanic.

Is Bamberg-Ehrhardt High a good school?

Bamberg-Ehrhardt High ranks 123^rd of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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