South Carolina High School League

The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) is the organization that rules and regulates school athletics in the state of South Carolina. Based out of Columbia, the SCHSL serves over 330,000 students at 220 high schools and 200 junior high schools.^[1]

South Carolina High School League

Abbreviation	SCHSL
Formation	1913
Type	Volunteer; NPO
Legal status	Association
Purpose	Athletic/Educational
Headquarters	121 Westpark Blvd. Columbia, SC 29210
Region served	South Carolina
Membership	420 schools
President	Jason Warren
Affiliations	National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff	12
Website	schsl.org

History

In 1913, the Inter-High School Athletic and Oratorical Association was founded by delegates from various high schools and the University of South Carolina. By 1920, the organization had expanded its membership and activities to the point where reorganization was necessary. In 1921, a new constitution was adopted and the name was officially changed to the South Carolina High School League. The SCHSL experienced a boom in membership from 1921-1930, going from 30 schools to 121 schools. The constitution was rewritten in 1933 and again 1948 to accommodate further growth. The SCHSL joined the National Federation of State High School Associations in 1948. Ever since 1954, the SCHSL has had 100% of the public schools in the state as members. In 1970 the South Carolina Secondary School Activities Association merged with the league.^[1]

Competition

See also: List of South Carolina High School League football champions

SCHSL sanctions competition in the following sports: baseball, basketball, competitive cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Classifications

The SCHSL operates five classes of competition, dependent on the size of a school's student enrollment:

• AAAAA (quin-A or 5A)
• AAAA (quad-A or 4A)
• AAA (triple-A or 3A)
• AA (double-A or 2A)
• A (one-A or 1A)

Realignment for schools occurs every two years.

Member Schools

AAAAA (5A)^[2]

Class 5A began in 2016 and for the 2024–2026 period, includes the following schools:^[3]

Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7	Region 8
Easley	Boiling Springs	Catawba Ridge	Chapin	Blythewood	Carlolina Forest	Berkeley	Ashley Ridge
Greenville	Byrnes	Clover	Dutch Fork	Lugoff-Elgin	Conway	Cane Bay	Fort Dorchester
Greenwood	Dorman	Fort Mill	Irmo	Ridge View	Myrtle Beach	Goose Creek	James Island
Hillcrest	Eastside	Indian Land	Lexington	Spring Valley	North Myrtle Beach	Lucy Beckham	R.B Stall
J.L. Mann	Gaffney	Nation Ford	River Bluff	Sumter	Socastee	Stratford	Summerville
Mauldin	Riverside	Northwestern	White Knoll	Westwood	St. James	Wando	West Ashley
T.L. Hanna	Spartanburg	Rock Hill		West Florence
Woodmont	Wade Hampton

AAAA (4A)^[4]

Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7
Berea	Eastside	Catabwa Ridge	Aiken	AC Flora	Hartsville	Bluffton
Easley	Greer	Indian Land	Airport	Irmo	Myrtle Beach	Colleton County
Greenville	Laurens	Lancaster	Midland Valley	Lugoff-Elgin	North Myrtle Beach	Hilton Head Island
Greenwood	Riverside	Northwestern	North Agusta	Richland Northeast	South Florence	James Island
Pickens	Wade Hampton	South Pointe	South Aiken	Ridge View	West Florence	Lucy Beckham
Westside		York		Westwood	Wilson	May River

AAA (3A)^[5]

Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7	Region 8
Crescent	Belton-Honea Path	Blue Ridge	Chester	Brookland-Cayce	Camden	Aynor	Battery Creek
Daniel	Fountain Inn	Broome	Clinton	Dreher	Crestwood	Dillon	Beaufort
Pendleton	Palmetto	Carolina	Emerald	Gilbert	Darlington	Georgetown	Hanahan
Seneca	Powdersville	Chapman	Union County	Lower Richland	Lake City	Loris	North Charleson
Walhalla	Southside	Travelers Rest	Woodruff	Orangeburg-Wilkinson	Lakewood	Manning	Philip Simmons
West-Oak	Wren			Swansea	Marlboro County	Waccamaw

• Airport High School
• Ashley Ridge High School
• Aynor High School
• Belton-Honey Path High School
• Berkeley High School
• Bishop England High School
• Blythewood High School
• Boiling Springs High School
• Brookland-Cayce High School
• Cane Bay High School
• Carolina Forest High School
• Catawba Ridge High School
• Chapin High School
• Chapman High School
• Clover High School
• Colleton County High School
• Dorman High School
• Dutch Fork High School
• Easley High School
• Eastside High School
• Fairfield Central High School
• Fort Dorchester High School
• Fort Mill High School
• Gaffney High School
• Georgetown High School
• Goose Creek High School
• Greenville Senior High School
• Greer High School
• Hanahan High School
• Hillcrest High School
• Indian Land High School
• Irmo High School
• J. L. Mann High School
• James F. Byrnes High School
• James Island Charter High School
• Johnsonville High School
• Lakewood High School
• Lancaster High School
• Laurens District 55 High School
• Lexington High School
• Loris High School
• Lugoff-Elgin High School
• Mauldin High School
• May River High School
• Mid-Carolina High School
• Myrtle Beach High School
• Nation Ford High School
• North Augusta High School
• Northwestern High School
• Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
• Palmetto High School
• Pickens High School
• R.B. Stall High School
• Ridge View High School
• River Bluff High School
• Riverside High School
• Socastee High School
• South Aiken High School
• South Pointe High School
• Southside Christian School
• Southside High School
• Spartanburg High School
• Spring Valley High School
• Stratford High School
• Summerville High School
• Sumter High School
• T. L. Hanna High School
• Travelers Rest High School
• Union High School
• Wade Hampton High School (Greenville)
• Wando High School
• West Ashley High School
• Westside High School
• White Knoll High School
• Woodmont High School
• Woodruff High School
• York Comprehensive High School