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Public schools in South Carolina

South Carolina has 1,277 open public schools run by 96 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 796,780 students. Schools average 14.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
96
Schools
1,277
Students
796,780
Teachers (FTE)
56,279
Students per teacher
14.4
US: 15.3
Charter schools
104
Total spending
$11.6 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$15,302
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in South Carolina spent $15,302 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in South Carolina

All 96 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Greenville 01 School DistrictGreenville9277,77415.2$13,280
Charleston 01 School DistrictCharleston8350,85613.0$20,379
Horry 01 School DistrictConway5748,66214.5$13,799
Berkeley 01 School DistrictMoncks Corner4639,42316.1$12,042
Richland 02 School DistrictColumbia3228,84113.8$17,940
Lexington 01 School DistrictLexington3227,07413.0$17,346
Charter Institute at ErskineColumbia2626,01416.6$15,775
Dorchester 02 School DistrictSummerville2525,92815.1$12,199
Aiken 01 School DistrictAiken4122,91614.4$15,350
Richland 01 School DistrictColumbia4821,81412.1$19,190
SC Public Charter School DistrictColumbia4421,38314.7$23,309
Beaufort 01 School DistrictBeaufort3221,05011.3$19,148
York 04 School DistrictFort Mill2018,44513.2$16,608
Lexington 05 School DistrictIrmo2317,05311.8$16,051
Pickens 01 School DistrictEasley2416,31313.8$11,661
York 03 School DistrictRock Hill2516,03413.3$13,910
Florence 01 School DistrictFlorence2415,86113.4$15,996
Lancaster 01 School DistrictLancaster2315,41714.4$13,570
Sumter 01 School DistrictSumter2513,87114.7$12,127
Anderson 05 School DistrictAnderson1912,13114.4$12,702
Spartanburg 02 School DistrictChesnee1411,80615.9$12,244
Spartanburg 06 School DistrictRoebuck1411,71414.0$13,131
Kershaw 01 School DistrictCamden1711,13514.7$15,489
Spartanburg 05 School DistrictDuncan1411,06613.8$13,304
Anderson 01 School DistrictWilliamston1410,88615.8$15,735
Orangeburg County Public SchoolsOrangeburg2710,08913.8$14,950
Oconee 01 School DistrictWalhalla179,97812.8$14,197
York 02 School DistrictClover109,03813.6$13,571
Darlington 01 School DistrictDarlington198,79313.0$15,647
Greenwood 50 School DistrictGreenwood138,47713.3$13,099
Lexington 02 School DistrictWest Columbia138,46512.6$14,834
Georgetown 01 School DistrictGeorgetown198,20812.3$18,779
Cherokee 01 School DistrictGaffney157,52513.4$13,790
Limestone Charters AssociationColumbia137,38718.0
Spartanburg 07 School DistrictSpartanburg97,25511.2$21,279
Chesterfield 01 School DistrictChesterfield166,87213.5$13,034
Newberry 01 School DistrictNewberry145,71412.4$15,025
Spartanburg 01 School DistrictCampobello105,36414.1$12,833
Laurens 55 School DistrictLaurens94,98410.5$13,535
York 01 School DistrictYork94,94613.1$13,906
Colleton 01 School DistrictWalterboro94,53913.1$13,789
Chester 01 School DistrictChester124,52312.1$14,186
Clarendon 06 School DistrictManning104,21616.3
Dillon 04 School DistrictDillon63,65916.2$11,442
Marion 10 School DistrictMarion103,63315.4$12,800
Union 01Union73,54213.3$11,438
Lexington 04 School DistrictSwansea73,47413.6$13,835
Anderson 02 School DistrictHonea Path73,40414.8$12,353
Marlboro 01 School DistrictBennettsville73,38011.4$15,132
Barnwell County Public SchoolsBarnwell103,12312.8$13,081
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South Carolina district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Greenville 01 School District77,774
  2. 2.Charleston 01 School District50,856
  3. 3.Horry 01 School District48,662
  4. 4.Berkeley 01 School District39,423
  5. 5.Richland 02 School District28,841
  6. 6.Lexington 01 School District27,074
  7. 7.Charter Institute at Erskine26,014
  8. 8.Dorchester 02 School District25,928
  9. 9.Aiken 01 School District22,916
  10. 10.Richland 01 School District21,814

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Lee 01 School District8.8
  2. 2.Fairfield 01 School District9.9
  3. 3.Laurens 55 School District10.5
  4. 4.Spartanburg 07 School District11.2
  5. 5.Williamsburg 01 School District11.2
  6. 6.Beaufort 01 School District11.3
  7. 7.Marlboro 01 School District11.4
  8. 8.Lexington 05 School District11.8
  9. 9.Richland 01 School District12.1
  10. 10.Chester 01 School District12.1

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Limestone Charters Association18.0
  2. 2.Jasper 01 School District16.6
  3. 3.Charter Institute at Erskine16.6
  4. 4.Dillon 03 School District16.4
  5. 5.Spartanburg 04 School District16.4
  6. 6.Clarendon 06 School District16.3
  7. 7.Dillon 04 School District16.2
  8. 8.Berkeley 01 School District16.1
  9. 9.Spartanburg 02 School District15.9
  10. 10.Anderson 01 School District15.8

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.SC Public Charter School District$23,309
  2. 2.Fairfield 01 School District$22,276
  3. 3.Edgefield 01 School District$22,088
  4. 4.Spartanburg 07 School District$21,279
  5. 5.Charleston 01 School District$20,379
  6. 6.Spartanburg 03 School District$19,703
  7. 7.Richland 01 School District$19,190
  8. 8.Beaufort 01 School District$19,148
  9. 9.Anderson 04 School District$18,860
  10. 10.Georgetown 01 School District$18,779

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Dillon 03 School District$11,068
  2. 2.Union 01$11,438
  3. 3.Dillon 04 School District$11,442
  4. 4.Pickens 01 School District$11,661
  5. 5.Spartanburg 04 School District$11,710
  6. 6.Berkeley 01 School District$12,042
  7. 7.Sumter 01 School District$12,127
  8. 8.Dorchester 02 School District$12,199
  9. 9.Spartanburg 02 School District$12,244
  10. 10.Anderson 02 School District$12,353

Most charter schools

  1. 1.SC Public Charter School District44
  2. 2.Charter Institute at Erskine26
  3. 3.Limestone Charters Association13
  4. 4.Charleston 01 School District9
  5. 5.Horry 01 School District4
  6. 6.Richland 01 School District2
  7. 7.Beaufort 01 School District1
  8. 8.York 03 School District1
  9. 9.Lancaster 01 School District1
  10. 10.Anderson 05 School District1

Schools by level

298 high schools, 250 middle schools and 691 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 298

  1. Dorman High Roebuck, 3,920 students
  2. Summerville High Summerville, 3,361 students
  3. Carolina Forest High Myrtle Beach, 3,176 students
  4. Boiling Springs High Boiling Springs, 2,772 students
  5. Clover High Clover, 2,713 students
  6. Stratford High Goose Creek, 2,605 students
  7. Ashley Ridge High Summerville, 2,599 students
  8. Wando High Mount Pleasant, 2,588 students
  9. Lexington High Lexington, 2,536 students
  10. Cane Bay High Summerville, 2,412 students
  11. James F. Byrnes High Duncan, 2,391 students
  12. Fort Dorchester High North Charleston, 2,344 students
  13. Spring Valley High Columbia, 2,230 students
  14. Blythewood High Blythewood, 2,164 students
  15. Spartanburg High Spartanburg, 2,164 students

Middle schools 250

  1. Berkeley Middle Moncks Corner, 1,477 students
  2. Cane Bay Middle Summerville, 1,464 students
  3. C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art Charleston, 1,299 students
  4. North Myrtle Beach Middle Little River, 1,267 students
  5. Ten Oaks Middle Myrtle Beach, 1,264 students
  6. Richard H. Gettys Middle Easley, 1,217 students
  7. Indian Land Intermediate Indian Land, 1,181 students
  8. Myrtle Beach Middle Myrtle Beach, 1,146 students
  9. Oakridge Middle Clover, 1,146 students
  10. Southside Middle Florence, 1,138 students
  11. Robert Anderson Middle Anderson, 1,134 students
  12. Moultrie Middle Mount Pleasant, 1,130 students
  13. Boiling Springs Middle Inman, 1,122 students
  14. Thomas C. Cario Middle Mt. Pleasant, 1,105 students
  15. Indian Land Middle Indian Land, 1,102 students

Elementary schools 691

  1. Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville, 1,621 students
  2. River Oaks Elementary Myrtle Beach, 1,426 students
  3. Carolina Forest Elementary Myrtle Beach, 1,336 students
  4. Woodland Elementary Greer, 1,293 students
  5. E. L. Wright Middle Columbia, 1,275 students
  6. Muller Road Middle Blythewood, 1,242 students
  7. Whitesville Elementary Moncks Corner, 1,239 students
  8. Summit Parkway Middle Columbia, 1,229 students
  9. Ocean Bay Elementary Myrtle Beach, 1,181 students
  10. Orange Grove Charter School Charleston, 1,170 students
  11. Sand Hill Elementary Summerville, 1,169 students
  12. Cane Bay Elementary Summerville, 1,161 students
  13. Harrisburg Elementary Indian Land, 1,161 students
  14. Daniel Island School Charleston, 1,151 students
  15. River Ridge Academy Bluffton, 1,134 students

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Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.