Strategic Spartanburg

Advanced Placement courses enhance high school student's confidence and academic interests, as well as their school's reputation. College faculty report that AP students are far better prepared for serious academic work than are other students. In South Carolina, 56% of students taking the AP exams scored 3 or better on a 5point scale. Within the seven School Districts of Spartanburg County, between 23 and 76% of students scored 3 or better. Statewide, 59% of white students taking AP exams scored 3 or better, compared to only 29.3% of their African American counterparts.