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Bamberg-Ehrhardt High

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Bamberg-Ehrhardt High ranks 118 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 50% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Bamberg-Ehrhardt High is a public high school serving 354 students in grades 9-12 in Bamberg, South Carolina. The school is part of the Bamberg 03 school district, which is ranked 53 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt High has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and its district average. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra 1/Mathematics (68.29%) and English 1 (67.56%) were higher than the state averages, but lower in U.S. History and the Constitution (37.49%). However, the school's performance in English 2 (84.56%) was higher than both the state and district averages. Compared to nearby schools, Bamberg-Ehrhardt High generally outperformed Denmark Olar High and Orangeburg Wilkinson High, but lagged behind Branchville High in most subject areas.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt High has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 86.2% over the past few years, and a consistent dropout rate between 2.2% and 2.5%. However, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.7% to 27.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the Orangeburg district. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be a crucial focus area for improvement at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High.

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 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!U.S. History and the Constitution scores 24 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

South Carolina avg71%

118^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

From bottom 46% (2023) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Bamberg 03

53^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	118 of 235	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	142 of 235	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	127 of 237	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	65 of 194	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	80 of 194	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	58 of 199	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	117 of 225	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	115 of 225	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	108 of 223	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	121 of 226	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	132 of 229	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	101 of 226	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	109 of 224	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	156 of 228	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	128 of 229	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	86 of 196	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	122 of 196	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 285%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 268%-6 vs state

English 168%+6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution37%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Bamberg-Ehrhardt High

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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
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		147 (38.4%)	216 (56.4%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46	118^th of 235 public high schools	49.8%		36.8	142^nd of 235 public high schools	39.6%	24								68.3	67.6	37.5	84.6	$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		6 (3.3%)	173 (95.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	125^th of 235 public high schools	46.8%		21.7	183^rd of 235 public high schools	22.1%	58								85.0	50.0	38.9	90.9	$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		227 (37.0%)	320 (52.1%)	45 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	17.5	199^th of 235 public high schools	15.3%		14.3	207^th of 235 public high schools	11.9%	8								71.6	38.9	36.4	76.8	$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%)								(n/a)
Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	317	22	14.2		228 (71.9%)	70 (22.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	69.1	50^th of 235 public high schools	78.7%		60.8	72^nd of 235 public high schools	69.4%	22	65.9	73.5	64.6	75.0	57.1	39.6	52.2	81.6	71.0	71.8	91.8	$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		33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	14.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%		13.2	212^th of 235 public high schools	9.8%	3	30.0	54.0	26.9	0.0	5.4	0.0	25.0	50.0	42.9	38.2	77.5	$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		18 (5.2%)	269 (77.1%)	57 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16.7	202^nd of 235 public high schools	14.0%		6.6	227^th of 235 public high schools	3.4%	25	19.5	23.5	34.8	14.6	4.0	6.5	14.6	79.6	28.6	11.5	77.6	$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		20 (2.0%)	903 (91.0%)	47 (4.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	5.3	227^th of 235 public high schools	3.4%		13.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%	18								57.5	23.7	32.7	63.3	$17,547	$1,137	$2,786	$3,923	$11,413	$2,212	$13,624

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Bamberg-Ehrhardt High?

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

Is Bamberg-Ehrhardt High a good school?

Bamberg-Ehrhardt High ranks 118^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bamberg-Ehrhardt High in?

Bamberg 03

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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