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The fastest-growing public high schools in South Carolina

Across South Carolina, 108 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Philip Simmons High leads the list at 267%, against a median of 9.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

108

South Carolina

Top Enrollment growth

267%

Median Enrollment growth

9.3%

FASTEST GROWING · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Philip Simmons High	Charleston, SC	Berkeley 01	217	797	267%
2	Indian Land High	Lancaster, SC	Lancaster 01	1,055	1,905	80.6%
3	Boiling Springs High	Boiling Springs, SC	Spartanburg 02	1,752	2,772	58.2%
4	Dorman High	Roebuck, SC	Spartanburg 06	2,558	3,920	53.2%
5	Southside High	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	736	1,075	46.1%
6	R. B. Stall High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	1,504	2,135	42.0%
7	May River High	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	1,223	1,731	41.5%
8	Stratford High	Goose Creek, SC	Berkeley 01	1,855	2,605	40.4%
9	North Charleston High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	609	829	36.1%
10	Mullins High	Mullins, SC	Marion 10	417	557	33.6%
11	James F. Byrnes High	Duncan, SC	Spartanburg 05	1,802	2,391	32.7%
12	Lexington High	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	1,934	2,536	31.1%
13	Carolina Forest High	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	2,429	3,176	30.8%
14	Carolina Academy (High)	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	750	976	30.1%
15	Dixie High	Due West, SC	Abbeville 60	435	565	29.9%
16	North Central High	Kershaw, SC	Kershaw 01	435	563	29.4%
17	Greer Middle College Charter High	Taylors, SC	SC Public Charter School District	430	535	24.4%
18	Berkeley High	Moncks Corner, SC	Berkeley 01	1,663	2,047	23.1%
19	James Byrnes Freshman Academy	Duncan, SC	Spartanburg 05	644	792	23.0%
20	Greenville Technical Charter High School	Greenville, SC	SC Public Charter School District	431	530	23.0%
21	West Ashley High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	1,685	2,069	22.8%
22	Cane Bay High	Summerville, SC	Berkeley 01	1,981	2,412	21.8%
23	St. Johns High	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	321	390	21.5%
24	Silver Bluff High	Aiken, SC	Aiken 01	623	756	21.3%
25	Swansea High Freshman Academy	Swansea, SC	Lexington 04	226	274	21.2%
26	Woodmont High	Piedmont, SC	Greenville 01	1,787	2,151	20.4%
27	Berea High	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	1,041	1,250	20.1%
28	Greenville Senior High Academy	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	1,458	1,730	18.7%
29	Chapman High	Inman, SC	Spartanburg 01	893	1,057	18.4%
30	Westwood High	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	1,476	1,743	18.1%
31	Gilbert High	Gilbert, SC	Lexington 01	965	1,138	17.9%
32	Brookland-Cayce High	Cayce, SC	Lexington 02	1,028	1,212	17.9%
33	Lewisville High	Richburg, SC	Chester 01	366	431	17.8%
34	McBee High	McBee, SC	Chesterfield 01	491	577	17.5%
35	Bluffton High	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	1,175	1,375	17.0%
36	Chapin High	Chapin, SC	Lexington 05	1,386	1,617	16.7%
37	Clover High	Clover, SC	York 02	2,327	2,713	16.6%
38	Greer High	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	1,205	1,397	15.9%
39	North Myrtle Beach High	Little River, SC	Horry 01	1,443	1,673	15.9%
40	Powdersville High	Greenville, SC	Anderson 01	889	1,024	15.2%
41	Saluda High	Saluda, SC	Saluda 01	629	714	13.5%
42	Wren High	Piedmont, SC	Anderson 01	1,105	1,252	13.3%
43	Ridge View High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,444	1,631	13.0%
44	Camden High	Camden, SC	Kershaw 01	1,012	1,136	12.3%
45	Wilson High	Florence, SC	Florence 01	1,229	1,373	11.7%
46	D. W. Daniel High	Central, SC	Pickens 01	1,095	1,222	11.6%
47	Central High	Pageland, SC	Chesterfield 01	589	657	11.5%
48	Academic Magnet High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	664	740	11.4%
49	Ashley Ridge High	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	2,336	2,599	11.3%
50	Easley High	Easley, SC	Pickens 01	1,687	1,862	10.4%

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