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Fairfield Central High → Midlands STEM Charter School → Blythewood High → Westwood High → Dutch Fork High → Spring Hill High → Center for Advanced Technical Studies → Ridge View High →How Fairfield Career and Technology Center compares for families
What families should know about Fairfield Career and Technology Center.
- ▸ LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fairfield Central High, Midlands STEM Charter School, Blythewood High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of South Carolina-Columbia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,811/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Central High Winnsboro |
Public | 0.1 | 619 | -13.4% |
| Midlands STEM Charter School Winnsboro |
Public · charter | 0.7 | 79 | — |
| Blythewood High Blythewood |
Public | 12.5 | 2,164 | +10.6% |
| Westwood High Blythewood |
Public | 14.8 | 1,743 | +5.1% |
| Dutch Fork High Irmo |
Public | 15.3 | 1,703 | -0.3% |
| Spring Hill High Chapin |
Public | 16.6 | 1,118 | +0.0% |
| Center for Advanced Technical Studies Chapin |
Public | 16.6 | — | — |
| Ridge View High Columbia |
Public | 17.3 | 1,631 | -3.7% |