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The most racially diverse public high schools in Charleston County, South Carolina

Across Charleston County, South Carolina, 18 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Palmetto Scholars Academy leads the list at 68.8%, against a median of 50.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Charleston County, South Carolina

Top Diversity index

68.8%

Median Diversity index

50.1%

MOST DIVERSE · CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Palmetto Scholars Academy	North Charleston, SC	507	68.8%	46.5%(236)	26.0%(132)	13.2%(67)	7.5%(38)
2	St. Johns High	Johns Island, SC	390	65.4%	19.7%(77)	37.4%(146)	40.8%(159)	0.5%(2)
3	West Ashley High	Charleston, SC	2,069	65.2%	45.8%(947)	34.9%(722)	10.8%(223)	1.7%(35)
4	Lowcountry Acceleration Academy	N Charleston, SC	619	64.8%	30.9%(191)	47.5%(294)	17.3%(107)	1.1%(7)
5	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston, SC	573	61.0%	36.6%(210)	49.6%(284)	9.4%(54)	0.7%(4)
6	R. B. Stall High	North Charleston, SC	2,135	60.3%	7.0%(149)	39.7%(848)	48.2%(1,030)	1.0%(22)
7	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	250	54.9%	15.2%(38)	63.2%(158)	16.0%(40)	0.4%(1)
8	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	393	52.6%	2.8%(11)	59.8%(235)	33.8%(133)	0.5%(2)
9	North Charleston High	North Charleston, SC	829	51.8%	5.2%(43)	62.7%(520)	29.2%(242)	0.0%(0)
10	Charleston School of the Arts	North Charleston, SC	1,102	48.4%	70.0%(771)	11.9%(131)	8.9%(98)	3.5%(39)
11	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood, SC	507	48.0%	5.7%(29)	68.4%(347)	21.7%(110)	0.0%(0)
12	James Island Charter High	Charleston, SC	1,612	43.6%	72.9%(1,175)	17.1%(275)	5.7%(92)	0.9%(14)
13	Academic Magnet High	North Charleston, SC	740	42.5%	74.6%(552)	3.2%(24)	5.3%(39)	10.5%(78)
14	Wando High	Mount Pleasant, SC	2,588	35.2%	79.6%(2,061)	9.7%(252)	5.0%(128)	2.6%(67)
15	Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Mt. Pleasant, SC	1,757	31.8%	81.9%(1,439)	8.9%(157)	4.8%(84)	1.8%(32)
16	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Mt. Pleasant, SC	623	27.3%	84.8%(528)	3.9%(24)	7.9%(49)	1.3%(8)
17	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Mount Pleasant, SC	653	27.3%	84.8%	4.8%	6.4%	0.6%
18	Burke High	Charleston, SC	342	12.3%	1.5%(5)	93.6%(320)	2.9%(10)	0.0%(0)

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