Top 10 Best Myrtle Beach Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 27 public schools serving 23,438 students in Myrtle Beach, SC (there are 9 private schools, serving 1,311 private students). 95% of all K-12 students in Myrtle Beach, SC are educated in public schools (compared to the SC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Myrtle Beach, SC are Carolina Forest High School, Coastal Leadership Academy and Socastee High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Myrtle Beach, SC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the South Carolina public school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 52% statewide average). Schools in Myrtle Beach have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of South Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Carolina public school average of 52% (majority Black).