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James Island Charter High → Wando High → Goose Creek High → West Ashley High → R. B. Stall High → Hanahan High → Fort Dorchester High → Philip Simmons High →At a glance
- 5 AP courses offered — Moderate
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 27% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Lucy Garrett Beckham High compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ 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: James Island Charter High, Wando High, Goose Creek High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 44% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 27% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +11.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,757 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $21,523 per student in district revenue, the 1,296 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $27,893,808/year in additional funding.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Island Charter High Charleston |
Public · charter | 8.3 | 1,612 | +0.1% |
| Wando High Mount Pleasant |
Public | 6.5 | 2,588 | -13.6% |
| Goose Creek High Goose Creek |
Public | 14.2 | 1,973 | +4.1% |
| West Ashley High Charleston |
Public | 13.3 | 2,069 | +12.4% |
| R. B. Stall High North Charleston |
Public | 15.2 | 2,135 | +14.9% |
| Hanahan High Hanahan |
Public | 11.3 | 1,061 | +8.7% |
| Fort Dorchester High North Charleston |
Public | 16.9 | 2,344 | +3.7% |
| Philip Simmons High Charleston |
Public | 6.3 | 797 | +9.0% |