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