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How Kingstree High compares for families

What families should know about Kingstree High.

  • 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: Lake City High, Timberland High, Manning High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of South Carolina-Columbia

62%
admit rate
$12,688
in-state tuition/yr · $35,972 out-of-state
1180–1380
SAT 25–75 · ACT 26–32

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 150 in 2022 to 156 in 2024 — over 2 years.
+4.0%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -2.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 681 students:

2025
662
2027
626
2029
592

≈ 89 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $17,304 per student in district revenue, the 89 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,540,056/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Lake City High
Lake City
Public 16.4 492 -21.7%
Timberland High
St. Stephen
Public 22.4 718 +12.9%
Manning High
Manning
Public 23.9 741 -8.2%
Andrews High
Andrews
Public 19.5 471 -5.4%
East Clarendon Middle-High
Turbeville
Public 19.9 413 +0.5%
Woodland High
Dorchester
Public 51.5 680 +13.0%
Lake Marion High School
Santee
Public 42.8 692 +1.9%
J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet
Lake City
Public 15.4 224 -5.5%

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