Best High Schools in South Carolina
The top 45 high schools (grades 9-12) in South Carolina, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 63%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Connections Academy | Columbia, SC | 6,263 | 41% |
| 2 | Cyber Academy of South Carolina | Greenville, SC | 3,985 | 39% |
| 3 | Dorman High | Roebuck, SC | 3,808 | 40% |
| 4 | Summerville High | Summerville, SC | 3,308 | 46% |
| 5 | Carolina Forest High | Myrtle Beach, SC | 3,059 | 54% |
| 6 | South Carolina Virtual Charter School | West Columbia, SC | 2,912 | 47% |
| 7 | Clover High | Clover, SC | 2,685 | 54% |
| 8 | Boiling Springs High | Boiling Springs, SC | 2,671 | 47% |
| 9 | Stratford High | Goose Creek, SC | 2,653 | 60% |
| 10 | Wando High | Mount Pleasant, SC | 2,596 | 71% |
| 11 | Lexington High | Lexington, SC | 2,410 | 69% |
| 12 | River Bluff High | Lexington, SC | 2,197 | 72% |
| 13 | Nation Ford High | Fort Mill, SC | 1,877 | 64% |
| 14 | Indian Land High | Lancaster, SC | 1,678 | 67% |
| 15 | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 1,673 | 66% |
| 16 | Catawba Ridge High School | Fort Mill, SC | 1,530 | 67% |
| 17 | Horse Creek Academy | Aiken, SC | 1,277 | 71% |
| 18 | Bridges Preparatory School | Beaufort, SC | 1,271 | 67% |
| 19 | Gilbert High | Gilbert, SC | 1,118 | 64% |
| 20 | Spring Hill High | Chapin, SC | 1,089 | 66% |
| 21 | Hanahan High | Hanahan, SC | 1,040 | 65% |
| 22 | Manning High | Manning, SC | 807 | 66% |
| 23 | Gray Collegiate Academy | West Columbia, SC | 803 | 66% |
| 24 | Academic Magnet High | North Charleston, SC | 719 | 72% |
| 25 | East Clarendon Middle-High | Turbeville, SC | 707 | 68% |
| 26 | Fox Creek High | North Augusta, SC | 659 | 76% |
| 27 | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | Mount Pleasant, SC | 651 | 75% |
| 28 | Legion Collegiate Academy | Rock Hill, SC | 542 | 69% |
| 29 | Greer Middle College Charter High | Taylors, SC | 510 | 74% |
| 30 | Palmetto Scholars Academy | North Charleston, SC | 507 | 64% |
| 31 | Greenville Technical Charter High School | Greenville, SC | 498 | 71% |
| 32 | Brashier Middle College Charter High | Simpsonville, SC | 461 | 63% |
| 33 | OCSD High School for Health Professions | Orangeburg, SC | 404 | 71% |
| 34 | Lowcountry Montessori School | Beaufort, SC | 375 | 67% |
| 35 | SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics | Hartsville, SC | 257 | 72% |
| 36 | Lowcountry Acceleration Academy | N Charleston, SC | 242 | 70% |
| 37 | SC Governor's School for Arts and Humanities | Greenville, SC | 219 | 70% |
| 38 | Aiken Scholars Academy | Aiken, SC | 182 | 70% |
| 39 | Midlands Arts Conservatory | Columbia, SC | 166 | 74% |
| 40 | Berkeley County Middle College High | Moncks Corner, SC | 101 | 65% |
| 41 | Cedar Springs Academy | Spartanburg, SC | 51 | 75% |
| 42 | Sara Babb High | Columbia, SC | 3 | 49% |
| 43 | Tyger River High | Enoree, SC | 2 | 58% |
| 44 | Lewis High | Rembert, SC | 1 | 58% |
| 45 | Manning High | Columbia, SC | 1 | 49% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in South Carolina?
The largest high school in South Carolina is SC Connections Academy in Columbia with 6,263 students and a 41% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in South Carolina?
This page shows the top 45 high schools (grades 9-12) in South Carolina by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.