Thornwell Charter School
Clinton · SC · Charter Institute at Erskine · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Whitmire Community School (High) → Ware Shoals High → Clinton High → Newberry County Career Center → G. Frank Russell Technology Center → Union County Career and Technology Center → R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center → Ninety Six High School →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Thornwell Charter School compares for families
What families should know about Thornwell Charter School.
- ▸ 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: Whitmire Community School (High), Ware Shoals High, Clinton High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmire Community School (High) Whitmire |
Public | 14.1 | 147 | -3.3% |
| Ware Shoals High Ware Shoals |
Public | 20.9 | 265 | -1.9% |
| Clinton High Clinton |
Public | 2.1 | 811 | -1.3% |
| Newberry County Career Center Newberry |
Public | 21.4 | — | — |
| G. Frank Russell Technology Center Greenwood |
Public | 22.8 | — | — |
| Union County Career and Technology Center Union |
Public | 25.2 | — | — |
| R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center Moore |
Public | 26.4 | — | — |
| Ninety Six High School Ninety Six |
Public | 22.9 | 423 | -9.0% |