Notable Public Schools in South Carolina

This directory-style guide highlights 50 public schools in South Carolina. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

SC Connections Academy — Columbia, South Carolina. Public charter school.
Cyber Academy of South Carolina — Greenville, South Carolina. Public charter school.
Dorman High — Roebuck, South Carolina. Public school.
Summerville High — Summerville, South Carolina. Public school.
Carolina Forest High — Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Public school.
South Carolina Virtual Charter School — West Columbia, South Carolina. Public charter school.
Clover High — Clover, South Carolina. Public school.
Boiling Springs High — Boiling Springs, South Carolina. Public school.
Stratford High — Goose Creek, South Carolina. Public school.
Wando High — Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Public school.
Ashley Ridge High — Summerville, South Carolina. Public school.
Lexington High — Lexington, South Carolina. Public school.
Mauldin High — Mauldin, South Carolina. Public school.
Fort Dorchester High — North Charleston, South Carolina. Public school.
Sumter High School — Sumter, South Carolina. Public school.
James F. Byrnes High — Duncan, South Carolina. Public school.
White Knoll High — Lexington, South Carolina. Public school.
River Bluff High — Lexington, South Carolina. Public school.
Hillcrest High — Simpsonville, South Carolina. Public school.
Woodmont High — Piedmont, South Carolina. Public school.
Spring Valley High — Columbia, South Carolina. Public school.
Cane Bay High — Summerville, South Carolina. Public school.
Blythewood High — Blythewood, South Carolina. Public school.
J. L. Mann High Academy — Greenville, South Carolina. Public school.
Spartanburg High — Spartanburg, South Carolina. Public school.
Fort Mill High — Fort Mill, South Carolina. Public school.
Goose Creek High — Goose Creek, South Carolina. Public school.
RB Stall High — North Charleston, South Carolina. Public school.
Rock Hill High — Rock Hill, South Carolina. Public school.
West Ashley High — Charleston, South Carolina. Public school.
T. L. Hanna High — Anderson, South Carolina. Public school.
Easley High — Easley, South Carolina. Public school.
Nation Ford High — Fort Mill, South Carolina. Public school.
Riverside High — Greer, South Carolina. Public school.
Gaffney High — Gaffney, South Carolina. Public school.
St. James High — Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Public school.
Wade Hampton High — Greenville, South Carolina. Public school.
West Florence High — Florence, South Carolina. Public school.
Berkeley High — Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Public school.
Northwestern High — Rock Hill, South Carolina. Public school.
Westside High — Anderson, South Carolina. Public school.
Lugoff-Elgin High — Lugoff, South Carolina. Public school.
Greenwood High — Greenwood, South Carolina. Public school.
Greenville Senior High Academy — Greenville, South Carolina. Public school.
Dutch Fork High — Irmo, South Carolina. Public school.
North Augusta High — North Augusta, South Carolina. Public school.
Socastee High — Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Public school.
Conway High — Conway, South Carolina. Public school.
Ridge View High — Columbia, South Carolina. Public school.
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill — Simpsonville, South Carolina. Public school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.