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Best Schools · South Carolina · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing South Carolina public schools, 2017-2024

South Carolina public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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SOUTH CAROLINA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
601Harrisburg ElementaryIndian LandLancaster 011,2691,161-8.5%
602Satchel Ford ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01788721-8.5%
603Mt. Lebanon ElementaryPendletonAnderson 04502459-8.6%
604Clemson ElementaryClemsonPickens 01869794-8.6%
605R. P. Dawkins MiddleMooreSpartanburg 06875800-8.6%
606Anderson Mill ElementaryMooreSpartanburg 06689629-8.7%
607Darlington MiddleDarlingtonDarlington 01973888-8.7%
608Oakbrook ElementaryLadsonDorchester 02711649-8.7%
609Springdale ElementaryWest ColumbiaLexington 02486443-8.8%
610Hunter Street ElementaryYorkYork 01468427-8.8%
611Buford MiddleLancasterLancaster 01410374-8.8%
612Brockman ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01326297-8.9%
613Monarch ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 01955870-8.9%
614Nation Ford HighFort MillYork 042,1081,921-8.9%
615Gallman ElementaryNewberryNewberry 01448408-8.9%
616Midway ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05742675-9.0%
617Dillon HighDillonDillon 04884804-9.0%
618Scranton ElementaryScrantonFlorence 03428389-9.1%
619Chestnut Oaks MiddleSumterSumter 01373339-9.1%
620Alston MiddleSummervilleDorchester 02806732-9.2%
621Stono Park ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01371337-9.2%
622Southeast MiddleHopkinsRichland 01509462-9.2%
623Hickory Tavern Elementary/MiddleGray CourtLaurens 55687623-9.3%
624Carolina Springs MiddleLexingtonLexington 01872791-9.3%
625Saluda Trail MiddleRock HillYork 03828751-9.3%
626Wagener-Salley HighWagenerAiken 01270245-9.3%
627Gray Court-Owings Elementary/MiddleGray CourtLaurens 55789715-9.4%
628Brewer MiddleGreenwoodGreenwood 50662600-9.4%
629Michael C. Riley ElementaryBlufftonBeaufort 01778704-9.5%
630Black Street Early Childhood CenterWalterboroColleton 01396358-9.6%
631Sumter High SchoolSumterSumter 012,3482,122-9.6%
632Gaffney HighGaffneyCherokee 012,0221,827-9.6%
633Georgetown HighGeorgetownGeorgetown 011,017918-9.7%
634Brennen ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01892805-9.8%
635Mauldin HighMauldinGreenville 012,3642,133-9.8%
636Hannah Pamplico High SchoolPamplicoFlorence 02368332-9.8%
637J. C. Lynch ElementaryCowardFlorence 03392353-9.9%
638Main Street ElementaryLake CityFlorence 03353318-9.9%
639North ElementaryLancasterLancaster 01717645-10.0%
640Ballentine ElementaryIrmoLexington 05581523-10.0%
641Beck International AcademyGreenvilleGreenville 01943848-10.1%
642Chandler Creek ElementaryGreerGreenville 01972873-10.2%
643Monarch ElementaryUnionUnion 01492442-10.2%
644Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher MiddleGreenvilleGreenville 011,036930-10.2%
645Aynor ElementaryAynorHorry 01872781-10.4%
646The Cleveland Academy of LeadershipSpartanburgSpartanburg 07582521-10.5%
647Kingstree Middle MagnetKingstreeWilliamsburg 01381341-10.5%
648James M. Brown ElementaryWalhallaOconee 01624558-10.6%
649Bell's Crossing ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 01981877-10.6%
650D. R. Hill MiddleLymanSpartanburg 05629562-10.7%
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