Philip Simmons High
3080 River Village Drive, Charleston, SC 29492
Schola Grade B · Above average
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Philip Simmons High
Philip Simmons High is a public high school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Berkeley 01. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Berkeley County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 797 students were enrolled, with about 14.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina high school (15.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 208 South Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 797 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.5 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 14
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Berkeley 01
- County
- Berkeley County
- NCES school ID
- 450117001681
Schools near Philip Simmons High
All 56 schools in Charleston →School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.