South Carolina school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 75 regular districts, 75 report 2024–25 enrollment and 70 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 75 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	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	Dorchester 02	Summerville	25	25,928
8	Aiken 01	Aiken	41	22,916
9	Richland 01	Columbia	48	21,814
10	Beaufort 01	Beaufort	32	21,050
11	York 04	Fort Mill	21	18,445
12	Lexington 05	Irmo	23	17,053
13	Pickens 01	Easley	24	16,313
14	York 03	Rock Hill	25	16,034
15	Florence 01	Florence	24	15,861
16	Lancaster 01	Lancaster	23	15,417
17	Sumter 01	Sumter	25	13,871
18	Anderson 05	Anderson	19	12,131
19	Spartanburg 02	Chesnee	14	11,806
20	Spartanburg 06	Roebuck	14	11,714
21	Kershaw 01	Camden	17	11,135
22	Spartanburg 05	Duncan	14	11,066
23	Anderson 01	Williamston	14	10,886
24	Orangeburg	Orangeburg	24	10,089
25	Oconee 01	Walhalla	17	9,978

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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	Dorchester 02 25 schools	Summerville	25,928
8	Aiken 01 41 schools	Aiken	22,916
9	Richland 01 48 schools	Columbia	21,814
10	Beaufort 01 32 schools	Beaufort	21,050
11	York 04 21 schools	Fort Mill	18,445
12	Lexington 05 23 schools	Irmo	17,053
13	Pickens 01 24 schools	Easley	16,313
14	York 03 25 schools	Rock Hill	16,034
15	Florence 01 24 schools	Florence	15,861
16	Lancaster 01 23 schools	Lancaster	15,417
17	Sumter 01 25 schools	Sumter	13,871
18	Anderson 05 19 schools	Anderson	12,131
19	Spartanburg 02 14 schools	Chesnee	11,806
20	Spartanburg 06 14 schools	Roebuck	11,714
21	Kershaw 01 17 schools	Camden	11,135
22	Spartanburg 05 14 schools	Duncan	11,066
23	Anderson 01 14 schools	Williamston	10,886
24	Orangeburg 24 schools	Orangeburg	10,089
25	Oconee 01 17 schools	Walhalla	9,978

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

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	McCormick 01 523 students	McCormick	$25,641
2	Fairfield 01 2,103 students	Winnsboro	$22,949
3	Allendale 01 855 students	Fairfax	$21,639
4	Williamsburg 01 2,716 students	Kingstree	$21,582
5	Dorchester 04 2,110 students	St. George	$19,434
6	Richland 01 21,814 students	Columbia	$18,992
7	Bamberg 03 1,817 students	Denmark	$18,483
8	Spartanburg 07 7,255 students	Spartanburg	$18,371
9	Lee 01 1,275 students	Bishopville	$17,558
10	Darlington 01 8,793 students	Darlington	$17,420
11	Beaufort 01 21,050 students	Beaufort	$17,232
12	Charleston 01 50,856 students	Charleston	$16,635
13	Lexington 03 1,961 students	Batesburg-Leesville	$16,602
14	Orangeburg 10,089 students	Orangeburg	$16,571
15	Hampton 2,272 students	Varnville	$16,416
16	Edgefield 01 3,069 students	Johnston	$16,107
17	Calhoun 01 1,465 students	St. Matthews	$16,031
18	Laurens 56 2,707 students	Clinton	$15,618
19	Florence 03 2,767 students	Lake City	$15,537
20	Marion 10 3,633 students	Marion	$15,411
21	Marlboro 01 3,380 students	Bennettsville	$15,403
22	Barnwell 3,123 students	Barnwell	$15,345
23	Florence 02 1,114 students	Pamplico	$14,955
24	Georgetown 01 8,208 students	Georgetown	$14,951
25	Colleton 01 4,539 students	Walterboro	$14,940

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

South Carolina high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
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.