Summary:
Zip code 29654 (Honea Path, South Carolina) is served by a single high school, Belton Honea Path High, which enrolls 1,069 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the highly rated Anderson 02 district, ranked #6 out of 75 districts statewide.
For parents, Belton Honea Path High offers a mixed but generally solid academic profile. The school's standout strengths are in English 2 and U.S. History, where it consistently outperforms state averages—posting a 92.55% proficiency rate in English 2 (2024-2025) and a 75.79% rate in U.S. History (2025-2026), a 13-point edge over the state. However, English 1 scores are highly volatile, swinging from 90.69% proficiency in 2024-2025 down to 62.37% in 2025-2026, which is right at the state average. This instability contributed to the school's statewide ranking slipping from 54th (77th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024-2025 to 76th (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025-2026. The graduation rate is a positive, at 88.5%—1.8 points above the state—but the dropout rate of 3.1% is a full point higher than the state's 2.1%, and chronic absenteeism (23.0%) exceeds both district and state levels.
With a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1 and per-student spending of $11,920, the school operates with moderate resources. The district's 5-star reputation suggests effective financial management, but the school's individual performance is more uneven. The identical school and district figures for graduation and dropout rates indicate that Belton Honea Path High is the only high school in Anderson 02, making its data synonymous with district-level high school metrics. Overall, this is a capable school with clear academic strengths, but parents should be aware of the attendance challenges and the need for more consistent freshman English support to stabilize performance and reverse the recent ranking decline.
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