North Charleston school rated 'best magnet high school' in America

U.S. News and World Report magazine has designated Charleston County Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston the best magnet high school in the nation.

By AP
Published: December 10, 2009

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U.S. News and World Report magazine has designated a North Charleston high school the best magnet high school in the nation.

The honor goes to the Charleston County Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston.

The publication also rated the school as the 12th best public high school in America.

According to the magazine's Web site, almost 22,000 public high schools were evaluated, and 1,750 were recognized for considerably outperforming their state standards.

The school in North Charleston has 606 students and average class size of 23.

This year, students were offered more than $10 million in scholarships.

The Charleston County School District Web site notes that 100 percent of the students graduating from Academic Magnet attend college.