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Best High Schools in Zip Code 29108

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Summary:

The 29108 zip code area is home to a single high school, Newberry High School, which serves grades 9-12. As the sole high school in the area, Newberry High is the focus of this analysis, which reveals a school facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors.

Newberry High School's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, dropping from 168th out of 237 high schools in 2022-2023 to 204th out of 235 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 85.4% is below the state average, and it has a relatively high dropout rate of 2.3% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%. Academically, Newberry High School's proficiency rates on end-of-course exams are generally lower than the Newberry 01 District and state averages, particularly in core subjects like English and U.S. History.

Socioeconomic factors also appear to be a significant challenge for Newberry High School, with 82.45% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $13,259, slightly above the state average, suggesting that resources may not be the primary issue. The focus should be on identifying and addressing the root causes of the school's performance problems, which may include factors such as student engagement, teacher quality, and the availability of support services for economically disadvantaged students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
Newberry County Career Center	Public	9-12	3413 Main Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 321-2674	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 29108

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newberry	0.37 mi	7	159^th
Prosperity	7.04 mi	3	67^th
Pomaria	10.74 mi	1	50^th
Little Mountain	13.1 mi	1	51^st
Saluda	13.42 mi	5	165^th

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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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