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South Carolina school data rankings

Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 94 current districts, 94 report 2024–25 enrollment and 74 match the FY 2023 finance file.

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94 districts with this measure reported

Rank	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Greenville 01	Greenville	93	77,774
2	Charleston 01	Charleston	84	50,856
3	Horry 01	Conway	59	48,662
4	Berkeley 01	Moncks Corner	46	39,423
5	Richland 02	Columbia	32	28,841
6	Lexington 01	Lexington	32	27,074
7	Charter Institute at Erskine	Columbia	28	26,014
8	Dorchester 02	Summerville	25	25,928
9	Aiken 01	Aiken	41	22,916
10	Richland 01	Columbia	48	21,814
11	SC Public Charter School District	Columbia	45	21,383
12	Beaufort 01	Beaufort	32	21,050
13	York 04	Fort Mill	21	18,445
14	Lexington 05	Irmo	23	17,053
15	Pickens 01	Easley	24	16,313
16	York 03	Rock Hill	25	16,034
17	Florence 01	Florence	24	15,861
18	Lancaster 01	Lancaster	23	15,417
19	Sumter 01	Sumter	25	13,871
20	Anderson 05	Anderson	19	12,131
21	Spartanburg 02	Chesnee	14	11,806
22	Spartanburg 06	Roebuck	14	11,714
23	Kershaw 01	Camden	17	11,135
24	Spartanburg 05	Duncan	14	11,066
25	Anderson 01	Williamston	14	10,886
26	Orangeburg	Orangeburg	24	10,089
27	Oconee 01	Walhalla	17	9,978
28	York 02	Clover	10	9,038
29	Darlington 01	Darlington	18	8,793
30	Greenwood 50	Greenwood	13	8,477
31	Lexington 02	West Columbia	13	8,465
32	Georgetown 01	Georgetown	19	8,208
33	Cherokee 01	Gaffney	15	7,525
34	Limestone Charters Association	Columbia	17	7,387
35	Spartanburg 07	Spartanburg	9	7,255
36	Chesterfield 01	Chesterfield	16	6,872
37	Newberry 01	Newberry	14	5,714
38	Spartanburg 01	Campobello	10	5,364
39	Laurens 55	Laurens	9	4,984
40	York 01	York	9	4,946
41	Colleton 01	Walterboro	9	4,539
42	Chester 01	Chester	12	4,523
43	Clarendon 06	Manning	10	4,216
44	Dillon 04	Dillon	6	3,659
45	Marion 10	Marion	10	3,633
46	Union 01	Union	7	3,542
47	Lexington 04	Swansea	7	3,474
48	Anderson 02	Honea Path	7	3,404
49	Marlboro 01	Bennettsville	7	3,380
50	Barnwell	Barnwell	10	3,123
51	Anderson 04	Pendleton	6	3,076
52	Edgefield 01	Johnston	8	3,069
53	Spartanburg 04	Woodruff	4	2,961
54	Jasper 01	Ridgeland	4	2,901
55	Anderson 03	Iva	5	2,772
56	Florence 03	Lake City	8	2,767
57	Spartanburg 03	Spartanburg	5	2,748
58	Abbeville 60	Abbeville	9	2,746
59	Williamsburg 01	Kingstree	10	2,716
60	Laurens 56	Clinton	6	2,707
61	Saluda 01	Saluda	4	2,525
62	Hampton	Varnville	9	2,272
63	Dorchester 04	St. George	5	2,110
64	Fairfield 01	Winnsboro	8	2,103
65	Lexington 03	Batesburg-Leesville	4	1,961
66	Bamberg 03	Denmark	6	1,817
67	Dillon 03	Latta	3	1,492
68	Calhoun 01	St. Matthews	3	1,465
69	Greenwood 52	Ninety Six	4	1,359
70	Lee 01	Bishopville	3	1,275
71	Florence 05	Johnsonville	3	1,143
72	Florence 02	Pamplico	2	1,114
73	Greenwood 51	Ware Shoals	3	888
74	Allendale 01	Fairfax	3	855
75	McCormick 01	McCormick	3	523
76	Dept of Juvenile Justice	Columbia	3	417
77	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Hartsville	1	296
78	Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	Greenville	1	235
79	Dept Of Correction N04	Columbia	12	172
80	Deaf & Blind School	Spartanburg	5	159
81	SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe Scho	McCormick	1	81
82	Greenwood 80	Greenwood	1	0
83	Orangeburg 80	Cope	1	0
84	Spartanburg 81	Spartanburg	1	0
85	Spartanburg 82	Inman	1	0
86	Anderson 80	Williamston	1	0
87	Beaufort 80	Ridgeland	1	0
88	Dillon 80	Dillon	1	0
89	Dorchester 80	Dorchester	1	0
90	Spartanburg 80	Spartanburg	1	0
91	South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs	Columbia	0	0
92	Wil Lou Gray Opportunity	West Columbia	0	0
93	Anderson 81	Anderson	1	0
94	Orangeburg 81	Orangeburg	1	0

Data ranking

Largest school districts in South Carolina

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Greenville 01 93 schools	Greenville	77,774
2	Charleston 01 84 schools	Charleston	50,856
3	Horry 01 59 schools	Conway	48,662
4	Berkeley 01 46 schools	Moncks Corner	39,423
5	Richland 02 32 schools	Columbia	28,841
6	Lexington 01 32 schools	Lexington	27,074
7	Charter Institute at Erskine 28 schools	Columbia	26,014
8	Dorchester 02 25 schools	Summerville	25,928
9	Aiken 01 41 schools	Aiken	22,916
10	Richland 01 48 schools	Columbia	21,814
11	SC Public Charter School District 45 schools	Columbia	21,383
12	Beaufort 01 32 schools	Beaufort	21,050
13	York 04 21 schools	Fort Mill	18,445
14	Lexington 05 23 schools	Irmo	17,053
15	Pickens 01 24 schools	Easley	16,313
16	York 03 25 schools	Rock Hill	16,034
17	Florence 01 24 schools	Florence	15,861
18	Lancaster 01 23 schools	Lancaster	15,417
19	Sumter 01 25 schools	Sumter	13,871
20	Anderson 05 19 schools	Anderson	12,131
21	Spartanburg 02 14 schools	Chesnee	11,806
22	Spartanburg 06 14 schools	Roebuck	11,714
23	Kershaw 01 17 schools	Camden	11,135
24	Spartanburg 05 14 schools	Duncan	11,066
25	Anderson 01 14 schools	Williamston	10,886

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Data ranking

Highest spending per pupil in South Carolina

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Dept of Juvenile Justice 417 students	Columbia	$27,848
2	McCormick 01 523 students	McCormick	$25,641
3	SC Public Charter School District 21,383 students	Columbia	$23,863
4	Fairfield 01 2,103 students	Winnsboro	$22,949
5	Allendale 01 855 students	Fairfax	$21,639
6	Williamsburg 01 2,716 students	Kingstree	$21,582
7	Charter Institute at Erskine 26,014 students	Columbia	$20,062
8	Dorchester 04 2,110 students	St. George	$19,434
9	Richland 01 21,814 students	Columbia	$18,992
10	Bamberg 03 1,817 students	Denmark	$18,483
11	Spartanburg 07 7,255 students	Spartanburg	$18,371
12	Lee 01 1,275 students	Bishopville	$17,558
13	Darlington 01 8,793 students	Darlington	$17,420
14	Beaufort 01 21,050 students	Beaufort	$17,232
15	Charleston 01 50,856 students	Charleston	$16,635
16	Lexington 03 1,961 students	Batesburg-Leesville	$16,602
17	Orangeburg 10,089 students	Orangeburg	$16,571
18	Hampton 2,272 students	Varnville	$16,416
19	Edgefield 01 3,069 students	Johnston	$16,107
20	Calhoun 01 1,465 students	St. Matthews	$16,031
21	Laurens 56 2,707 students	Clinton	$15,618
22	Florence 03 2,767 students	Lake City	$15,537
23	Marion 10 3,633 students	Marion	$15,411
24	Marlboro 01 3,380 students	Bennettsville	$15,403
25	Barnwell 3,123 students	Barnwell	$15,345

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Data ranking

South Carolina high schools with broad reported program access

Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Areas offered
1	J. L. Mann High Academy 09–12 · 31 AP courses	Greenville 01	3 of 3
2	Riverside High 09–12 · 29 AP courses	Greenville 01	3 of 3
3	Wando High 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Charleston 01	3 of 3
4	Dutch Fork High 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Lexington 05	3 of 3
5	D. W. Daniel High 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Pickens 01	3 of 3
6	River Bluff High 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Lexington 01	3 of 3
7	Academic Magnet High 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Charleston 01	3 of 3
8	Eastside High 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Greenville 01	3 of 3
9	Greenville Senior High Academy 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Greenville 01	3 of 3
10	Chapin High 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Lexington 05	3 of 3
11	Carolina Forest High 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Horry 01	3 of 3
12	Mauldin High 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Greenville 01	3 of 3
13	North Augusta High 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Aiken 01	3 of 3
14	Nation Ford High 09–12 · 22 AP courses	York 04	3 of 3
15	South Aiken High 09–12 · 22 AP courses	Aiken 01	3 of 3
16	Greenwood High 09–12 · 21 AP courses	Greenwood 50	3 of 3
17	Lakewood High 09–12 · 21 AP courses	Sumter 01	3 of 3
18	Spartanburg High 09–12 · 20 AP courses	Spartanburg 07	3 of 3
19	Wade Hampton High 09–12 · 20 AP courses	Greenville 01	3 of 3
20	Fort Mill High 09–12 · 19 AP courses	York 04	3 of 3
21	Myrtle Beach High 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Horry 01	3 of 3
22	Spring Hill High 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Lexington 05	3 of 3
23	Charleston School of the Arts 06–12 · 19 AP courses	Charleston 01	3 of 3
24	Dorman High 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Spartanburg 06	3 of 3
25	Woodmont High 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Greenville 01	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.