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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
151Cooley Springs-Fingerville ElementaryChesneeSpartanburg 0231335513.4%
152Cowpens ElementaryCowpensSpartanburg 0340646013.3%
153Clover MiddleCloverYork 0285596913.3%
154Wren HighPiedmontAnderson 011,1051,25213.3%
155Ridge View HighColumbiaRichland 021,4441,63113.0%
156Kinard ElementaryCloverYork 0241046312.9%
157Millbrook ElementaryAikenAiken 0158966412.7%
158Woodruff MiddleWoodruffSpartanburg 0462270112.7%
159Lake Carolina Elementary Lower CampusBlythewoodRichland 0247153112.7%
160Carver MiddleSpartanburgSpartanburg 0756363312.4%
161A. C. Corcoran ElementaryNorth CharlestonCharleston 0166174312.4%
162Camden HighCamdenKershaw 011,0121,13612.3%
163Six Mile ElementarySix MilePickens 0150957112.2%
164Irmo MiddleColumbiaLexington 0588599212.1%
165Flat Rock ElementaryAndersonAnderson 0338342912.0%
166Bryson ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 019281,03811.9%
167St. James MiddleMyrtle BeachHorry 0181791311.8%
168Mt. Zion ElementaryJohns IslandCharleston 0126429511.7%
169Cross ElementaryCrossBerkeley 0137742111.7%
170Wilson HighFlorenceFlorence 011,2291,37311.7%
171Dr. Benjamin E. Mays ElementaryGreenwoodGreenwood 5060968011.7%
172Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts AcademyCayceLexington 0239644211.6%
173D. W. Daniel HighCentralPickens 011,0951,22211.6%
174Central HighPagelandChesterfield 0158965711.5%
175Academic Magnet HighNorth CharlestonCharleston 0166474011.4%
176Gilbert ElementaryGilbertLexington 0173982311.4%
177Ashley Ridge HighSummervilleDorchester 022,3362,59911.3%
178Indian Land MiddleIndian LandLancaster 019911,10211.2%
179Duncan Elementary School of the ArtsDuncanSpartanburg 0560367011.1%
180Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyBeaufortBeaufort 0170878510.9%
181Knightsville ElementarySummervilleDorchester 0275283310.8%
182Fairforest MiddleSpartanburgSpartanburg 069091,00710.8%
183Greenbrier ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 0179187610.7%
184Riverside MiddlePendletonAnderson 0441045310.5%
185Saluda MiddleSaludaSaluda 0148653710.5%
186Easley HighEasleyPickens 011,6871,86210.4%
187Pee Dee ElementaryConwayHorry 0184292710.1%
188Holly Springs-Motlow ElementaryCampobelloSpartanburg 0145750310.1%
189Ridgeland Secondary Academy of ExcellenceRidgelandJasper 0167273910.0%
190James H. Hendrix ElementaryBoiling SpringsSpartanburg 026467099.8%
191Batesburg-Leesville Middle SchoolBatesburg-LeesvilleLexington 034214629.7%
192Greer MiddleGreerGreenville 019461,0389.7%
193Caughman Road ElementaryColumbiaRichland 016527159.7%
194Gloverville ElementaryGlovervilleAiken 013193509.7%
195Westview MiddleGreenwoodGreenwood 506316929.7%
196Deerfield ElementaryLexingtonLexington 016877539.6%
197Crescent HighIvaAnderson 037478199.6%
198Columbia HighColumbiaRichland 016226819.5%
199Joseph S. Shanklin ElementaryBeaufortBeaufort 013804169.5%
200Carver ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 015626159.4%
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