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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

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
51	Abner Creek Academy	Duncan	Spartanburg 05	606	807	33.2%
52	James F. Byrnes High	Duncan	Spartanburg 05	1,802	2,391	32.7%
53	Lexington High	Lexington	Lexington 01	1,934	2,536	31.1%
54	Shoally Creek Elementary	Boiling Springs	Spartanburg 02	567	742	30.9%
55	Carolina Forest High	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	2,429	3,176	30.8%
56	Whittemore Park Middle	Conway	Horry 01	778	1,013	30.2%
57	Carolina Academy (High)	Greenville	Greenville 01	750	976	30.1%
58	Midland Elementary	Galivants Ferry	Horry 01	572	744	30.1%
59	Dixie High	Due West	Abbeville 60	435	565	29.9%
60	Watkins-Nance Elementary	Columbia	Richland 01	385	499	29.6%
61	Bennettsville Primary	Bennettsville	Marlboro 01	426	552	29.6%
62	North Central High	Kershaw	Kershaw 01	435	563	29.4%
63	Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	North Charleston	Charleston 01	365	471	29.0%
64	McCracken Middle	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 07	728	937	28.7%
65	River Oaks Elementary	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	1,109	1,426	28.6%
66	Williams Middle	Florence	Florence 01	616	792	28.6%
67	New Providence Elementary	Lexington	Lexington 01	639	810	26.8%
68	Oakridge Elementary	Clover	York 02	648	818	26.2%
69	Cherryvale Elementary	Sumter	Sumter 01	380	477	25.5%
70	Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	441	551	24.9%
71	Springfield Middle	Fort Mill	York 04	569	710	24.8%
72	Spearman Elementary	Piedmont	Anderson 01	645	804	24.7%
73	Socastee Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	423	527	24.6%
74	Greer Middle College Charter High	Taylors	SC Public Charter School District	430	535	24.4%
75	Summit Drive Elementary	Greenville	Greenville 01	442	549	24.2%
76	Gold Hill Middle	Tega Cay	York 04	709	877	23.7%
77	Carolina Forest Elementary	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	1,083	1,336	23.4%
78	Southside Middle	Florence	Florence 01	923	1,138	23.3%
79	Pontiac Elementary	Elgin	Richland 02	714	880	23.2%
80	Berkeley High	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	1,663	2,047	23.1%
81	Greenville Technical Charter High School	Greenville	SC Public Charter School District	431	530	23.0%
82	James Byrnes Freshman Academy	Duncan	Spartanburg 05	644	792	23.0%
83	West Ashley High	Charleston	Charleston 01	1,685	2,069	22.8%
84	Alexander Elementary	Greenville	Greenville 01	403	494	22.6%
85	Stiles Point Elementary	Charleston	Charleston 01	709	866	22.1%
86	Cane Bay High	Summerville	Berkeley 01	1,981	2,412	21.8%
87	Springfield Elementary	Fort Mill	York 04	656	798	21.6%
88	St. Johns High	Johns Island	Charleston 01	321	390	21.5%
89	Silver Bluff High	Aiken	Aiken 01	623	756	21.3%
90	Swansea High Freshman Academy	Swansea	Lexington 04	226	274	21.2%
91	Chapin Middle	Chapin	Lexington 05	835	1,007	20.6%
92	Waccamaw Elementary	Conway	Horry 01	869	1,047	20.5%
93	Woodmont High	Piedmont	Greenville 01	1,787	2,151	20.4%
94	Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	766	921	20.2%
95	Oakridge Middle	Clover	York 02	954	1,146	20.1%
96	Berea High	Greenville	Greenville 01	1,041	1,250	20.1%
97	Woodland Elementary	Greer	Greenville 01	1,079	1,293	19.8%
98	Chesnee Middle	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	475	569	19.8%
99	Ladson Elementary	Ladson	Charleston 01	758	907	19.7%
100	Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville	Dorchester 02	666	797	19.7%

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