Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in South Carolina using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
- School type: Public School
- Location: Charleston County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 2,588 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fort Mill School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,921 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
- School type: Private School
- Location: Greenville, SC
- Enrollment: 584 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
- School type: Private School
- Location: Spartanburg, SC
- Enrollment: 528 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
- School type: Private School
- Location: Anderson, SC
- Enrollment: 114 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lexington County School District One, SC
- Enrollment: 2,117 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
- School type: Private School
- Location: Georgetown, SC
- Enrollment: 46 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fort Mill School District, SC
- Enrollment: 2,115 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Berkeley County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 117 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: South Carolina Public Charter School District, SC
- Enrollment: 530 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
- Enrollment: 563 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Greenville, SC
- Enrollment: 236 (student to teacher ratio not available)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Enrollment: 1,039 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Horry County Schools, SC
- Enrollment: 360 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Camden, SC
- Enrollment: 260 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Charleston, SC
- Enrollment: 1,072 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Summerville, SC
- Enrollment: 858 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fort Mill School District, SC
- Enrollment: 1,704 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mount Pleasant, SC
- Enrollment: 85 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Enrollment: 952 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lexington-Richland School District No. 5, SC
- Enrollment: 1,118 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Darlington County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 309 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Private School
- Location: Greenville, SC
- Enrollment: 1,227 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Charleston County School District, SC
- Enrollment: 740 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
- School type: Public School
- Location: Hartsville, SC
- Enrollment: 290 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
