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Public Schools in South Carolina

Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year

1,290
Public Schools
92
Districts
796,780
Students
56,587
Teachers FTE
14.1:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$16,911
Per-Pupil Spend
106
Charter Schools
0%
Avg Free Lunch
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School Districts in South Carolina

Showing top 60 of 92 districts · sorted by school count

Greenville 01
Travelers Rest
93 schools 77,774 students View →
Charleston 01
Yonges Island
84 schools 50,856 students View →
Horry 01
North Myrtle Beach
57 schools 48,662 students View →
Richland 01
Hopkins
48 schools 21,814 students View →
Berkeley 01
Wando
47 schools 39,423 students View →
SC Public Charter School District
West Columbia
45 schools 21,383 students View →
Aiken 01
Warrenville
41 schools 22,916 students View →
Beaufort 01
St. Helena
32 schools 21,050 students View →
Lexington 01
West Columbia
32 schools 27,074 students View →
Richland 02
Elgin
32 schools 28,841 students View →
Orangeburg
Vance
28 schools 10,089 students View →
Charter Institute at Erskine
Winnsboro
27 schools 26,014 students View →
Dorchester 02
Summerville
25 schools 25,928 students View →
York 03
Rock Hill
25 schools 16,034 students View →
Sumter 01
Sumter
25 schools 13,871 students View →
Florence 01
Timmonsville
24 schools 15,861 students View →
Pickens 01
Six Mile
24 schools 16,313 students View →
Lexington 05
Irmo
23 schools 17,053 students View →
Lancaster 01
Lancaster
23 schools 15,417 students View →
York 04
Tega Cay
20 schools 18,445 students View →
Anderson 05
Anderson
19 schools 12,131 students View →
Darlington 01
Society Hill
19 schools 8,793 students View →
Georgetown 01
Pawleys Island
19 schools 8,208 students View →
Kershaw 01
Lugoff
17 schools 11,135 students View →
Oconee 01
Westminster
17 schools 9,978 students View →
Chesterfield 01
Ruby
16 schools 6,872 students View →
Cherokee 01
Gaffney
15 schools 7,525 students View →
Spartanburg 05
Wellford
15 schools 11,066 students View →
Anderson 01
Williamston
14 schools 10,886 students View →
Spartanburg 02
Mayo
14 schools 11,806 students View →
Newberry 01
Whitmire
14 schools 5,714 students View →
Spartanburg 06
Spartanburg
14 schools 11,714 students View →
Greenwood 50
Hodges
13 schools 8,477 students View →
Lexington 02
West Columbia
13 schools 8,465 students View →
Limestone Charters Association
Summerville
13 schools 7,387 students View →
Dept Of Correction N04
Turbeville
12 schools 172 students View →
Chester 01
Richburg
12 schools 4,523 students View →
Williamsburg 01
Kingstree
11 schools 2,716 students View →
Clarendon 06
Turbeville
11 schools 4,216 students View →
Marion 10
Mullins
10 schools 3,633 students View →
York 02
Clover
10 schools 9,038 students View →
Spartanburg 01
Landrum
10 schools 5,364 students View →
Barnwell
Williston
10 schools 3,123 students View →
Abbeville 60
Due West
9 schools 2,746 students View →
Spartanburg 07
Spartanburg
9 schools 7,255 students View →
York 01
York
9 schools 4,946 students View →
Hampton
Yemassee
9 schools 2,272 students View →
Colleton 01
Walterboro
9 schools 4,539 students View →
Laurens 55
Waterloo
9 schools 4,984 students View →
Dillon 04
Lake View
8 schools 3,659 students View →
Edgefield 01
Trenton
8 schools 3,069 students View →
Fairfield 01
Winnsboro
8 schools 2,103 students View →
Florence 03
Scranton
8 schools 2,767 students View →
Union 01
Union
7 schools 3,542 students View →
Lexington 04
Swansea
7 schools 3,474 students View →
Dorchester 04
St. George
7 schools 2,110 students View →
Anderson 02
Honea Path
7 schools 3,404 students View →
Marlboro 01
Wallace
7 schools 3,380 students View →
Anderson 04
Townville
6 schools 3,076 students View →
Bamberg 03
Denmark
6 schools 1,817 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
SC Connections Academy
Columbia · Other
6,152
23:1
Dorman High
Roebuck · High
3,920
17.57:1
Summerville High
Summerville · High
3,361
19.1:1
Cyber Academy of South Carolina
Greenville · Other
3,280
21.3:1
Carolina Forest High
Myrtle Beach · High
3,176
19.31:1
Boiling Springs High
Boiling Springs · High
2,772
19.59:1
Clover High
Clover · High
2,713
15.11:1
Stratford High
Goose Creek · High
2,605
15.98:1
Ashley Ridge High
Summerville · High
2,599
18.59:1
Wando High
Mount Pleasant · High
2,588
17.85:1
Finance Summary
$16,911
Per-Pupil Spend
47%
Instruct. %
$14,427M
Total Revenue
$13,474M
Total Expend.

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Revenue Sources
Federal
$1,984.1M
State
$6,565.3M
Local
$5,877.9M
Total Revenue: $14,427M
Expenditure
Instruction
$6,330M
Other
$7,144M
Total Expenditure: $13,474M
Per-Pupil: $16,911
47% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
1,290
School Districts
92
Total Enrollment
796,780
Total Teachers (FTE)
56,587
Avg S:T Ratio
14.1:1
Avg Free Lunch %
Charter Schools
106 of 1,290
Elementary Schools
691
Middle Schools
250
High Schools
298
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$14,427M
Total Expenditure
$13,474M
Per-Pupil Spending
$16,911
Instruction %
47%
Federal Revenue
$1,984M
State Revenue
$6,565M
Local Revenue
$5,878M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23
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