Here are the 10 best Columbia SC area high schools in 2024, US News & World Report says

Patrick McCreless
·2 min read

Do you know how well your child’s school is performing?

If not, U.S. News & World Report can help.

The publication recently unveiled its list of best high schools in South Carolina for 2024, as well as the best schools in specific cities and school districts. The list was part of a greater ranking of 17,660 high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

U.S. News & World Report ranked 42 high schools in the Columbia metro area.

Spring Hill High School in Chapin claimed the top spot in the Columbia area for 2024. Spring Hill also ranked fifth best high school in the whole state, according to U.S. News & World Report.

To rank the schools, U.S. News & World Report scored them on six factors: college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate.

Below are the 10 best high schools in the Columbia area. For the complete ranking of Columbia high schools, click here.

#1 Spring Hill High School

  • Location: Chapin

  • School district: Lexington 5

  • Enrollment: 1,089

  • National ranking: 893

#2 Chapin High School

  • Location: Chapin

  • School district: Lexington 5

  • Enrollment: 1,615

  • National ranking: 1,304

#3 Dreher High School

  • Location: Columbia

  • School district: Richland 1

  • Enrollment: 1,150

  • National ranking: 1,572

#4 A.C. Flora High School

  • Location: Columbia

  • School district: Richland 1

  • Enrollment: 1,352

  • National ranking: 1,739

#5 River Bluff High School

  • Location: Lexington

  • School district: Lexington 1

  • Enrollment: 2,197

  • National ranking: 1,846

#6 Lexington High School

  • Location: Lexington

  • School district: Lexington 1

  • Enrollment: 2,410

  • National ranking: 2,111

#7 Dutch Fork High School

  • Location: Irmo

  • School district: Lexington 5

  • Enrollment: 1,726

  • National ranking: 2,590

#8 Blythewood High School

  • Location: Blythewood

  • School district: Richland 2

  • Enrollment: 2,094

  • National ranking: 2,675

#9 Spring Valley High School

  • Location: Columbia

  • School district: Richland 2

  • Enrollment: 2,187

  • National ranking: 3,081

#10 Batesburg-Leesville High School

  • Location: Batesburg-Leesville

  • School district: Lexington 3

  • Enrollment: 547

  • National ranking: 5,942

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