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How Scott's Branch High compares for families

What families should know about Scott's Branch 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: Cross High, F. E. Dubose Career Center, Bethune-Bowman Middle/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

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -2.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 197 students:

2025
193
2027
186
2029
178

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Cross High
Cross
Public 20.4 188 -3.6%
F. E. Dubose Career Center
Manning
Public 10.3
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
Rowesville
Public 28.1 209 +11.8%
Lake Marion Technology Center
Santee
Public 16.3
Manning High
Manning
Public 7.7 741 -8.2%
Sumter Career and Technology Center
Sumter
Public 20.0
J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet
Lake City
Public 36.7 224 -5.5%
Branchville High
Branchville
Public 37.2 177 -11.5%

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