In 2013, the district was recognized as the highest performing in South Carolina.[5]
In 2015, Boiling Springs High School teacher Hunter Jolly was named a finalist for the State Teacher of the Year Award.[6]
In 2016, the Boiling Springs High School Football Team was the South Carolina Upper State Champion and fell just short in the SC 5A Championship Game.
In 2019, Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary was named a National Blue Ribbon School. In the same year, Abby Scruggs of Chesnee High School was named the president of the South Carolina
Beta Club.[7] In 2019, Boiling Springs Elementary School was named South Carolina's Distinguished Reading School.
Chesnee High School's baseball team has won a total of five state championships. The cheer team has won four championships.