Greer Middle College, Greer: admission, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its enrollment page, middle college program page, employee directory and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); the S.C. Department of Education’s 2025-26 report card and report card data file; the federal NCES school directory; and the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 classification.

Greer Middle College Charter High School is a public charter high school in the statewide South Carolina Public Charter School District, not part of Greenville County Schools. It sits on the Greenville Technical College Benson Campus at 138 W. McElhaney Road, with a Taylors mailing address about four miles west of downtown Greer. Any student in South Carolina may apply to attend tuition free, the school says. It earned an Excellent overall rating, 90 points, on South Carolina’s 2025-26 report card, the highest score of any school on our Greer schools list.

Who to call

• Front office: 864-469-7571, 138 W. McElhaney Road, Taylors
• Admissions: admissions@greermiddlecollege.org
• School website: greermiddlecollege.org

Principal

Principal James Dillard, according to the school’s employee directory, which lists Jimmy Armstrong as executive director. The state’s 2025-26 report card lists Armstrong as the school’s head.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: 533 students in 2025-26, according to the state’s report card. The school says it serves a maximum of 550 students and typically enrolls 145 new freshmen a year.
• Federal count: 527 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

South Carolina rates every public school each fall as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory. The state’s report card site says Excellent means school performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate. The overall rating is built from indicators such as academic achievement, preparing for success, student progress, English learners’ progress and school climate, with graduation rate and college and career readiness added for high schools.

2025-26 rating: Excellent, 90 points. On the state’s high school scale, Excellent 67 to 100, Good 60 to 66, Average 51 to 59, Below Average 40 to 50 and Unsatisfactory 39 and below. The school was rated Excellent, with 87 points, on the 2024-25 report card.

• Four-year graduation rate: 98.4% in 2026, after 96.9% in 2025 and 97.1% in 2024
• College or career ready: 96.8% of the graduating class
• End-of-course tests, share scoring A, B or C: English 98%, Algebra 93.7%, Biology 74.1% and U.S. History 81.5%
• Dual enrollment and AP: 83.2% of the graduating class met the state’s college-ready mark through dual-enrollment courses and 24% through AP exams

The full 2025-26 report card, with results by student group, teacher data, safety and spending, is on the state’s SC School Report Cards site. The state released the 2025-26 report cards in October 2026.

Admission

Greer Middle College has no attendance zone. Its enrollment page sets out these steps for the 2027-28 school year:

• Information night: Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m., with an RSVP form on the page
• Waitlist application: online, as soon as possible for rising ninth graders
• Placement: email admissions@greermiddlecollege.org to check lottery placement; students the school can take are notified by email in early spring

The school says Greer Preparatory Academy became its feeder school in 2025 and a waitlist already exists for current eighth graders. Openings in other grades are filled as space allows during the year.

Calendar and school hours

The school sets its own 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:

• Oct. 22-23: fall student-led conferences
• Nov. 2-3: fall break
• Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
• Dec. 14-18: exams
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Jan. 4 is a staff development day
• March 22-26: spring break
• May 21, 2027: graduation; May 25: last day for students

The school’s calendar runs on an A-day and B-day schedule. We did not find published bell times.

Programs

Beginning sophomore year, students who meet the school’s grade-point and placement requirements can take dual-enrollment college courses at Greenville Technical College, earning high school and college credit, according to the middle college program page. The school covers a set number of college courses each semester. Every student completes a Senior Capstone project.

Sports and activities

Greer Middle College is a Class 2A school in Region 2 for the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 classification, with Chesnee, Clinton, High Point, Landrum, Mountain View Prep, Southside Christian and Woodruff, according to the SCHSL reclassification lookup, which marks it as a school without football. The school says it offers nine athletic teams; its athletics site has schedules. Results are on our scoreboard; Greer football is in our Friday night football guide.

More

• The school’s website and enrollment page
• Every public school in Greer, with zones and report cards
• Our Greer schools guide for the district calendar, enrollment and the school board

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Greer Middle College serve?

Ninth through 12th grade. It is a public charter high school open to any South Carolina student, tuition free.

What is Greer Middle College’s school rating?

Greer Middle College Charter High was rated Excellent, with 90 points, on South Carolina’s 2025-26 school report card, released in October 2026.

How do you get into Greer Middle College?

Apply to the school’s waitlist online and attend an information night; the 2026 session is Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m. The school notifies students it can enroll by email in early spring.

Is Greer Middle College part of Greenville County Schools?

No. It is in the South Carolina Public Charter School District and sits on the Greenville Technical College Benson Campus in Taylors.