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Lakewood High → F. E. Dubose Career Center → Lake Marion High School → Kingstree High → Crestwood High → East Clarendon Middle-High → Timberland High → Sumter Career and Technology Center →How Manning High compares for families
What families should know about Manning 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: Lakewood High, F. E. Dubose Career Center, Lake Marion High School 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
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 741 students:
≈ 142 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood High Sumter |
Public | 13.0 | 1,013 | -6.4% |
| F. E. Dubose Career Center Manning |
Public | 2.6 | — | — |
| Lake Marion High School Santee |
Public | 24.0 | 692 | +1.9% |
| Kingstree High Kingstree |
Public | 23.9 | 681 | -5.4% |
| Crestwood High Sumter |
Public | 19.5 | 1,105 | +3.5% |
| East Clarendon Middle-High Turbeville |
Public | 18.3 | 413 | +0.5% |
| Timberland High St. Stephen |
Public | 31.6 | 718 | +12.9% |
| Sumter Career and Technology Center Sumter |
Public | 16.9 | — | — |