Best public high schools in South Carolina

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Greenville County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,826 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#30. Wade Hampton High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Greenville County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 2,336 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#29. Mauldin High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Clover School District, SC
- Enrollment: 2,617 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#28. Clover High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Richland School District No. 2, SC
- Enrollment: 2,158 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#27. Spring Valley High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Pickens County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,194 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#26. D.W. Daniel High School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Greenville County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,559 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#25. Eastside High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Dorchester School District No. 2, SC
- Enrollment: 2,407 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#24. Ashley Ridge High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Lexington-Richland School District No. 5, SC
- Enrollment: 1,592 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#23. Chapin High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Greenville County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,810 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#22. Riverside High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Anderson School District No. 1, SC
- Enrollment: 964 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#21. Powdersville High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Richland School District No. 1, SC
- Enrollment: 1,183 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#20. Dreher High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Lexington-Richland School District No. 5, SC
- Enrollment: 1,708 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#19. Dutch Fork High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: South Carolina Public Charter School District, SC
- Enrollment: 447 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#18. Brashier Middle College
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Richland School District No. 2, SC
- Enrollment: 1,956 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#17. Blythewood High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: South Carolina Public Charter School District, SC
- Enrollment: 504 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#16. Greer Middle College Charter High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Greenville County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,634 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#15. Greenville Senior High Academy
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Lexington County School District One, SC
- Enrollment: 2,352 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#14. Lexington High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Fort Mill School District, SC
- Enrollment: 2,012 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#13. Fort Mill High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Berkeley County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 112 (28:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#12. Berkeley County Middle College High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Charter Institute at Erskine, SC
- Enrollment: 649 (26:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#11. Oceanside Collegiate Academy
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Charleston County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 2,994 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#10. Wando High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Fort Mill School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,813 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#9. Nation Ford High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Charleston County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,086 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#8. Charleston School of the Arts
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Lexington County School District One, SC
- Enrollment: 2,164 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#7. River Bluff High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Lexington-Richland School District No. 5, SC
- Enrollment: 1,118 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#6. Spring Hill High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: South Carolina Public Charter School District, SC
- Enrollment: 475 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#5. Greenville Technical Charter High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Darlington County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 313 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#4. Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Horry County Schools, SC
- Enrollment: 316 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. HCS Early College High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Charleston County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 712 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. Academic Magnet High School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Hartsville, SC
- Enrollment: 270 (student to teacher ratio not available)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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