Summary:
Zip code 29102 is home to exactly one high school, Manning High, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Clarendon 06 district in Manning, SC.
For parents considering this area, Manning High is the only option at the high school level, so all attention falls on this single school. The most encouraging news is that the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate: its graduation rate of 90.4% beats the state average of 86.7%, and its dropout rate of just 1.3% is well below the state’s 2.1%. This suggests strong support systems for student retention. However, academic proficiency is a major concern. In the most recent school year, proficiency rates dropped sharply across every subject compared to the prior year—Algebra 1 fell from 59.2% to 42.9%, English 1 from 46.2% to 32.3%, and U.S. History from 51.3% to 40.1%. English 2 remains the strongest subject at 73.3%, but it still trails the state average by more than 10 points. The school’s state ranking has also slipped dramatically, from the 23rd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 0-star rating.
Chronic absenteeism is another red flag, with 27.4% of students missing significant school time—higher than the state’s 22.3%—which likely contributes to the academic slide. The school also underperforms its own district in most subjects, with the largest gap in Algebra 1 (14 points behind). Per-student spending is $12,859, and the student-teacher ratio is 19.6:1, which is relatively high and may limit individualized attention. While the school’s graduation and dropout numbers are bright spots, the combination of falling test scores, rising absenteeism, and a declining state ranking suggests that families should closely monitor academic progress and consider what interventions might be needed to reverse this trend.
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