Obediah Shirley House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Honea Path’s public schools outscore 90% of South Carolina districts
53% of students in Honea Path’s public schools are proficient in math, above the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Honea Path, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Honea Path’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 102 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Honea Path’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,238 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Honea Path Middle, then Belton Honea Path High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Honea Path’s grade
A: better than 90% of South Carolina school districts, #11 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Honea Path, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Honea Path
Honea Path Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Middle
Grades 6–8 · 278 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Middle
Grades 6–8 · 278 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Honea Path
Honea Path Middle
Grades 6–8 · 278 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Honea Path
Belton Honea Path High
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Honea Path
Belton Honea Path High
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Honea Path
Belton Honea Path High
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Honea Path
Belton Honea Path High
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Honea Path’s public schools are run by Anderson School District 2, which also serves Belton. Parts of Honea Path (4% of its land) are served by Abbeville County instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Honea Path vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Honea Path’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Honea Path | A | Anderson School District 2 |
Every school in Honea Path
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Honea Path’s schools
Are Honea Path’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Honea Path children attend outscore 90% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #11 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Honea Path in?
Anderson School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,404 students in 7 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Honea Path are served by Abbeville County.
Where do Honea Path kids go to high school?
Belton Honea Path High, with 1,069 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Honea Path’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Anderson School District 2 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Honea Path spend per student?
$14,238 in Anderson School District 2 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Honea Path families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Honea Path → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.