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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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#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
101	Powdersville Elementary	Greenville	Anderson 01	640	765	19.5%
102	Lakeview Middle	Greenville	Greenville 01	607	723	19.1%
103	Crosswell Elementary	Easley	Pickens 01	466	554	18.9%
104	Greenville Senior High Academy	Greenville	Greenville 01	1,458	1,730	18.7%
105	Chapman High	Inman	Spartanburg 01	893	1,057	18.4%
106	Florence Chapel Middle	Duncan	Spartanburg 05	661	781	18.2%
107	Southwood Academy for the Arts	Anderson	Anderson 05	346	409	18.2%
108	Westwood High	Blythewood	Richland 02	1,476	1,743	18.1%
109	Brookland-Cayce High	Cayce	Lexington 02	1,028	1,212	17.9%
110	Gilbert High	Gilbert	Lexington 01	965	1,138	17.9%
111	Lewisville High	Richburg	Chester 01	366	431	17.8%
112	Berkeley Middle	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	1,256	1,477	17.6%
113	McBee High	McBee	Chesterfield 01	491	577	17.5%
114	Legacy Early College	Greenville	SC Public Charter School District	1,356	1,592	17.4%
115	Kershaw Elementary	Kershaw	Lancaster 01	436	512	17.4%
116	Bluffton High	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	1,175	1,375	17.0%
117	Powdersville Middle	Greenville	Anderson 01	685	801	16.9%
118	Camden Elementary	Camden	Kershaw 01	551	644	16.9%
119	Jesse Boyd Elementary	Spartanburg	Spartanburg 07	470	549	16.8%
120	Chapin High	Chapin	Lexington 05	1,386	1,617	16.7%
121	Bookman Road Elementary	Elgin	Richland 02	459	535	16.6%
122	Clover High	Clover	York 02	2,327	2,713	16.6%
123	Muller Road Middle	Blythewood	Richland 02	1,067	1,242	16.4%
124	Lowcountry Montessori School	Beaufort	SC Public Charter School District	351	408	16.2%
125	SC Whitmore School	Columbia	SC Public Charter School District	371	431	16.2%
126	Nexton Elementary	Summerville	Berkeley 01	813	944	16.1%
127	Hagood Elementary	Pickens	Pickens 01	489	567	16.0%
128	Greer High	Greer	Greenville 01	1,205	1,397	15.9%
129	North Myrtle Beach High	Little River	Horry 01	1,443	1,673	15.9%
130	Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry	Rock Hill	York 03	392	453	15.6%
131	Chapin Intermediate	Chapin	Lexington 05	852	985	15.6%
132	Mayo Elementary	Mayo	Spartanburg 02	284	328	15.5%
133	St. James Elementary	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	767	884	15.3%
134	Powdersville High	Greenville	Anderson 01	889	1,024	15.2%
135	Wren Elementary	Piedmont	Anderson 01	561	646	15.2%
136	Campobello-Gramling School	Campobello	Spartanburg 01	753	866	15.0%
137	East Cooper Montessori Charter	Mt. Pleasant	Charleston 01	377	433	14.9%
138	Wren Middle	Piedmont	Anderson 01	794	910	14.6%
139	Hardeeville Elementary	Hardeeville	Jasper 01	603	691	14.6%
140	H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	738	846	14.6%
141	York Road Elementary	Rock Hill	York 03	377	431	14.3%
142	Black Water Middle	Conway	Horry 01	690	789	14.3%
143	Beech Hill Elementary	Summerville	Dorchester 02	945	1,079	14.2%
144	Chesnee Elementary	Chesnee	Spartanburg 02	558	635	13.8%
145	Liberty Primary	Liberty	Pickens 01	560	637	13.8%
146	McKissick Academy of Science & Technology	Easley	Pickens 01	456	519	13.8%
147	Allendale-Fairfax Elementary	Fairfax	Allendale 01	358	407	13.7%
148	Oakland Elementary	Inman	Spartanburg 02	635	722	13.7%
149	Camp Road Middle	Charleston	Charleston 01	793	901	13.6%
150	Saluda High	Saluda	Saluda 01	629	714	13.5%

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