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Best High Schools in South Carolina Best High Schools in South Carolina Are you trying to obtain data on the best public high schools in South Carolina? Below you'll find rankings on some of SC's top high schools including Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, Academic Magnet High School, SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, and Fort Mill High School. We also have data to help you compare such top traditional public high schools to South Carolina's best charter schools including Palmetto Scholars Academy, Greenville Technical Charter High School, York Preparatory Academy, and James Island Charter High School.

Below is a ranking of the best high schools in South Carolina. We have information on 170 public high schools in the state. You may use this site as a starting point in your journey to find the best educational options in the state for your child.



Top High Schools in South Carolina

Rank School Name County
School
Type		  
Grades
Served
1 Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Darlington Regular 11-12
2 Academic Magnet High School Charleston Regular 9-12
3 Palmetto Scholars Academy Charleston Charter 6-12
4 SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Greenville Regular 10-12
5 Fort Mill High School York Regular 9-12
6 Eastside High School Greenville Regular 9-12
7 D. W. Daniel High School Pickens Regular 9-12
8 Clover High School York Regular 9-12
9 J. L. Mann High Academy Greenville Regular 9-12
10 Riverside High School Greenville Regular 9-12
11 Nation Ford High School York Regular 9-12
12 Charleston School of the Arts Charleston Regular 6-12
13 A. C. Flora High School Richland Regular 9-12
14 Wade Hampton High School Greenville Regular 9-12
15 Catawba Ridge High School York Other 9-12
16 Wando High School Charleston Regular 9-12
17 Greer Middle College Charter High School Greenville Other 9-12
18 Mauldin High School Greenville Regular 9-12
19 Landrum High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
20 Greenville Sr High Academy Greenville Regular 9-12
21 Chapin High School Lexington/Richland Regular 9-12
22 Dutch Fork High School Lexington/Richland Regular 9-12
23 Dreher High School Richland Regular 9-12
24 Greenville Technical Charter High School Greenville Charter 9-12
25 Walhalla High School Oconee Regular 9-12
26 Spring Hill High School Lexington/Richland Regular 9-12
27 T. L. Hanna High School Anderson Regular 9-12
28 York Preparatory Academy York Charter K-12
29 River Bluff High School Lexington Regular 9-12
30 Lexington High School Lexington Regular 9-12
31 Spring Valley High School Richland Regular 9-12
32 Pickens High School Pickens Regular 9-12
33 Oceanside Collegiate Academy Charter Other 9-12
34 James Island Charter High School Charleston Charter 9-12
35 Powdersville High School Anderson Regular 9-12
36 Hilton Head Island High School Beaufort Regular 9-12
37 Philp Simmons High School Berkeley Other 9-12
38 Wren High School Anderson Regular 9-12
39 Crescent High School Anderson Regular 9-12
40 Dorman High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
41 Waccamaw High School Georgetown Regular 9-12
42 May River High School Beaufort Regular 9-12
43 Broome High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
44 Stratford High School Berkeley Regular 9-12
45 Spartanburg High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
46 Hanahan High School Berkeley Regular 9-12
47 Emerald High School Greenwood Regular 9-12
48 Chapman High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
49 Hillcrest High School Greenville Regular 9-12
50 Lugoff-Elgin High School Kershaw Regular 9-12
51 Beaufort High School Beaufort Regular 9-12
52 Blythewood High School Richland Regular 9-12
53 West-Oak High School Oconee Regular 9-12
54 Easley High School Pickens Regular 9-12
55 Palmetto High School Anderson Regular 9-12
56 North Augusta High School Aiken Regular 9-12
57 Cheraw High School Chesterfield Regular 9-12
58 Mayo High School For Math, Science, and Technology Darlington Regular 9-12
59 St. James High School Horry Regular 9-12
60 Woodruff High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
61 James F. Byrnes High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
62 Ashley Ridge High School Dorchester Regular 9-12
63 Clinton High School Laurens Regular 9-12
64 SC Connections Academy Charter Other K-12
65 Batesburg-Leesville High School Lexington Regular 9-12
66 Myrtle Beach High School Horry Regular 9-12
67 Brookland-Cayce High School Lexington Regular 9-12
68 Carolina Forest High School Horry Regular 9-12
69 Travelers Rest High School Greenville Regular 9-12
70 Indian Land High School Lancaster Regular 9-12
71 Greer High School Greenville Regular 9-12
72 Buford High School Lancaster Regular 9-12
73 Wilson High School Florence Regular 9-12
74 Socastee High School Horry Regular 9-12
75 Cane Bay High School Berkeley Regular 9-12
76 Chesnee High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
77 Blue Ridge High School Greenville Regular 9-12
78 York Comprehensive High School York Regular 9-12
79 Aiken High School Aiken Regular 9-12
80 Seneca High School Oconee Regular 9-12
81 Bluffton High School Beaufort Regular 9-12
82 Woodmont High School Greenville Regular 9-12
83 West Ashley High School Charleston Regular 9-12
84 Summerville High School Dorchester Regular 9-12
85 Camden High School Kershaw Regular 9-12
86 Aynor High School Horry Regular 9-12
87 Lewisville High School Chester Regular 9-12
88 Liberty High School Pickens Regular 9-12
89 South Aiken High School Aiken Regular 9-12
90 Boiling Springs High School Spartanburg Regular 9-12
91 Gilbert High School Lexington Regular 9-12
92 White Knoll High School Lexington Regular 9-12
93 Belton Honea Path High School Anderson Regular 9-12
94 Sumter High School Sumter Regular 9-12
95 Ninety Six High School Greenwood Regular 9-12
96 West Florence High School Florence Regular 9-12
97 Legion Collegiate Academy Charter Other 9-12
98 High Point Academy Spartanburg Charter PK-12
99 Berea High School Greenville Regular 9-12
100 Richland Northeast High School Richland Regular 9-12
101 North Myrtle Beach High School Horry Regular 9-12
102 Gray Collegiate Academy Charter Other 7-12
103 South Carolina Virtual Charter School Charter Other K-12
104 Pendleton High School Anderson Regular 9-12
105 Pelion High School Lexington Regular 9-12
106 Georgetown High School Georgetown Regular 9-12
107 Irmo High School Lexington/Richland Regular 9-12
108 Westside High School Anderson Regular 9-12
109 Ridge View High School Richland Regular 9-12
110 Woodland High School Dorchester Regular 9-12
111 Union County High School Union Regular 9-12
112 Chesterfield High School Chesterfield Regular 9-12
113 Berkeley High School Berkeley Regular 9-12
114 Southside High School Greenville Regular 9-12
115 Fox Creek Charter High School Edgefield Charter 9-12
116 Conway High School Horry Regular 9-12
117 Greenwood High School Greenwood Regular 9-12
118 Fort Dorchester High School Dorchester Regular 9-12
119 Laurens Dist 55 High School Laurens Regular 9-12
120 Mid-Carolina High School Newberry Regular 9-12
121 J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet Florence Other 6-12
122 Westwood High School Richland Regular 9-12
123 South Pointe High School York Regular 9-12
124 Airport High School Lexington Regular 9-12
125 Goose Creek High School Berkeley Regular 9-12
126 Strom Thurmond High School Edgefield Regular 9-12
127 Rock Hill High School York Regular 9-12
128 Northwestern High School York Regular 9-12
129 Johnsonville High School Florence Regular 9-12
130 Andrew Jackson High School Lancaster Regular 9-12
131 Barnwell High School Barnwell Regular 9-12
132 Loris High School Horry Regular 9-12
133 Battery Creek High School Beaufort Regular 9-12
134 Calhoun County High School Calhoun Regular 9-12
135 Blacksburg High School Cherokee Regular 9-12
136 Fairfield Central High School Fairfield Regular 9-12
137 Gaffney High School Cherokee Regular 9-12
138 Hartsville High School Darlington Regular 9-12
139 Branchville High School Orangeburg Other 6-12
140 Midland Valley High School Aiken Regular 9-12
141 Timberland High School Berkeley Regular 9-12
142 Colleton County High School Colleton Regular 9-12
143 Lower Richland High School Richland Regular 9-12
144 South Florence High School Florence Regular 9-12
145 Lake View High School Dillon Regular 6-12
146 W.J. Keenan High School Richland Regular 9-12
147 McCormick High School McCormick Regular 9-12
148 Charleston Charter School for Math and Science Charleston Charter 6-12
149 Andrews High School Georgetown Regular 9-12
150 McBee High School Chesterfield Regular 6-12
151 Chester Senior High School Chester Regular 9-12
152 Wagener-Salley High School Aiken Regular 9-12
153 Silver Bluff High School Aiken Regular 9-12
154 Swansea High School Lexington Regular 9-12
155 Green Sea Floyds High School Horry Regular 6-12
156 Columbia High School Richland Regular 9-12
157 Eau Claire High School Richland Regular 9-12
158 Darlington High School Darlington Regular 9-12
159 Carolina Academy Greenville Regular 9-12
160 Lamar High School Darlington Regular 9-12
161 Dillon High School Dillon Regular 9-12
162 Crestwood High School Sumter Regular 9-12
163 Newberry High School Newberry Regular 9-12
164 Lancaster High School Lancaster Regular 9-12
165 C. A. Johnson High School Richland Regular 9-12
166 Burke High School Charleston Regular 9-12
167 Baptist Hill High School Charleston Regular 6-12
168 Lakewood High School Sumter Regular 9-12
169 Marlboro County High School Marlboro Regular 9-12
170 Bethune-Bowman Middle High School Orangeburg Other 6-12
Rank School Name County
1 Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Darlington
2 Academic Magnet High School Charleston
3 Palmetto Scholars Academy Charleston
4 SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Greenville
5 Fort Mill High School York
6 Eastside High School Greenville
7 D. W. Daniel High School Pickens
8 Clover High School York
9 J. L. Mann High Academy Greenville
10 Riverside High School Greenville
11 Nation Ford High School York
12 Charleston School of the Arts Charleston
13 A. C. Flora High School Richland
14 Wade Hampton High School Greenville
15 Catawba Ridge High School York
16 Wando High School Charleston
17 Greer Middle College Charter High School Greenville
18 Mauldin High School Greenville
19 Landrum High School Spartanburg
20 Greenville Sr High Academy Greenville
21 Chapin High School Lexington/Richland
22 Dutch Fork High School Lexington/Richland
23 Dreher High School Richland
24 Greenville Technical Charter High School Greenville
25 Walhalla High School Oconee
26 Spring Hill High School Lexington/Richland
27 T. L. Hanna High School Anderson
28 York Preparatory Academy York
29 River Bluff High School Lexington
30 Lexington High School Lexington
31 Spring Valley High School Richland
32 Pickens High School Pickens
33 Oceanside Collegiate Academy Charter
34 James Island Charter High School Charleston
35 Powdersville High School Anderson
36 Hilton Head Island High School Beaufort
37 Philp Simmons High School Berkeley
38 Wren High School Anderson
39 Crescent High School Anderson
40 Dorman High School Spartanburg
41 Waccamaw High School Georgetown
42 May River High School Beaufort
43 Broome High School Spartanburg
44 Stratford High School Berkeley
45 Spartanburg High School Spartanburg
46 Hanahan High School Berkeley
47 Emerald High School Greenwood
48 Chapman High School Spartanburg
49 Hillcrest High School Greenville
50 Lugoff-Elgin High School Kershaw
51 Beaufort High School Beaufort
52 Blythewood High School Richland
53 West-Oak High School Oconee
54 Easley High School Pickens
55 Palmetto High School Anderson
56 North Augusta High School Aiken
57 Cheraw High School Chesterfield
58 Mayo High School For Math, Science, and Technology Darlington
59 St. James High School Horry
60 Woodruff High School Spartanburg
61 James F. Byrnes High School Spartanburg
62 Ashley Ridge High School Dorchester
63 Clinton High School Laurens
64 SC Connections Academy Charter
65 Batesburg-Leesville High School Lexington
66 Myrtle Beach High School Horry
67 Brookland-Cayce High School Lexington
68 Carolina Forest High School Horry
69 Travelers Rest High School Greenville
70 Indian Land High School Lancaster
71 Greer High School Greenville
72 Buford High School Lancaster
73 Wilson High School Florence
74 Socastee High School Horry
75 Cane Bay High School Berkeley
76 Chesnee High School Spartanburg
77 Blue Ridge High School Greenville
78 York Comprehensive High School York
79 Aiken High School Aiken
80 Seneca High School Oconee
81 Bluffton High School Beaufort
82 Woodmont High School Greenville
83 West Ashley High School Charleston
84 Summerville High School Dorchester
85 Camden High School Kershaw
86 Aynor High School Horry
87 Lewisville High School Chester
88 Liberty High School Pickens
89 South Aiken High School Aiken
90 Boiling Springs High School Spartanburg
91 Gilbert High School Lexington
92 White Knoll High School Lexington
93 Belton Honea Path High School Anderson
94 Sumter High School Sumter
95 Ninety Six High School Greenwood
96 West Florence High School Florence
97 Legion Collegiate Academy Charter
98 High Point Academy Spartanburg
99 Berea High School Greenville
100 Richland Northeast High School Richland
101 North Myrtle Beach High School Horry
102 Gray Collegiate Academy Charter
103 South Carolina Virtual Charter School Charter
104 Pendleton High School Anderson
105 Pelion High School Lexington
106 Georgetown High School Georgetown
107 Irmo High School Lexington/Richland
108 Westside High School Anderson
109 Ridge View High School Richland
110 Woodland High School Dorchester
111 Union County High School Union
112 Chesterfield High School Chesterfield
113 Berkeley High School Berkeley
114 Southside High School Greenville
115 Fox Creek Charter High School Edgefield
116 Conway High School Horry
117 Greenwood High School Greenwood
118 Fort Dorchester High School Dorchester
119 Laurens Dist 55 High School Laurens
120 Mid-Carolina High School Newberry
121 J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet Florence
122 Westwood High School Richland
123 South Pointe High School York
124 Airport High School Lexington
125 Goose Creek High School Berkeley
126 Strom Thurmond High School Edgefield
127 Rock Hill High School York
128 Northwestern High School York
129 Johnsonville High School Florence
130 Andrew Jackson High School Lancaster
131 Barnwell High School Barnwell
132 Loris High School Horry
133 Battery Creek High School Beaufort
134 Calhoun County High School Calhoun
135 Blacksburg High School Cherokee
136 Fairfield Central High School Fairfield
137 Gaffney High School Cherokee
138 Hartsville High School Darlington
139 Branchville High School Orangeburg
140 Midland Valley High School Aiken
141 Timberland High School Berkeley
142 Colleton County High School Colleton
143 Lower Richland High School Richland
144 South Florence High School Florence
145 Lake View High School Dillon
146 W.J. Keenan High School Richland
147 McCormick High School McCormick
148 Charleston Charter School for Math and Science Charleston
149 Andrews High School Georgetown
150 McBee High School Chesterfield
151 Chester Senior High School Chester
152 Wagener-Salley High School Aiken
153 Silver Bluff High School Aiken
154 Swansea High School Lexington
155 Green Sea Floyds High School Horry
156 Columbia High School Richland
157 Eau Claire High School Richland
158 Darlington High School Darlington
159 Carolina Academy Greenville
160 Lamar High School Darlington
161 Dillon High School Dillon
162 Crestwood High School Sumter
163 Newberry High School Newberry
164 Lancaster High School Lancaster
165 C. A. Johnson High School Richland
166 Burke High School Charleston
167 Baptist Hill High School Charleston
168 Lakewood High School Sumter
169 Marlboro County High School Marlboro
170 Bethune-Bowman Middle High School Orangeburg

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You might be wondering: What are the best high schools in South Carolina? Please note that Carolina School Hub is meant to be a starting point for parents, guardians and other interested parties who would like to obtain more data on schools in North and South Carolina. Our independent rankings were developed using various test score data for public schools. The process for ranking schools based on these data is subjective. Please keep this in mind when comparing schools.