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Largest South Carolina public schools by enrollment

South Carolina public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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SOUTH CAROLINA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
601Myrtle Beach Early ChildhoodMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary555
602Orchard Park ElementaryFort MillYork 04Elementary555
603Hunt Meadows ElementaryEasleyAnderson 01Elementary555
604Crosswell ElementaryEasleyPickens 01Elementary554
605Williams Memorial ElementarySt. GeorgeDorchester 04Elementary553
606Mid-Carolina MiddleProsperityNewberry 01Middle553
607McLaurin ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary552
608Morningside MiddleNorth CharlestonCharleston 01Middle552
609Bennettsville PrimaryBennettsvilleMarlboro 01Elementary552
610Carlisle-Foster's Grove ElementaryChesneeSpartanburg 02Elementary551
611Jackson Creek ElementaryColumbiaRichland 02Elementary551
612Summit Drive ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary549
613Jesse Boyd ElementarySpartanburgSpartanburg 07Elementary549
614Summerville ElementarySummervilleDorchester 02Elementary548
615Mount Holly ElementaryGoose CreekBerkeley 01Elementary548
616Kensington ElementaryGeorgetownGeorgetown 01Elementary548
617Heritage ElementaryTravelers RestGreenville 01Elementary547
618Pendleton ElementaryPendletonAnderson 04Elementary547
619Walker-Gamble ElementaryNew ZionClarendon 06Elementary547
620Batesburg-Leesville High SchoolBatesburg-LeesvilleLexington 03High545
621Sue Cleveland ElementaryPiedmontGreenville 01Elementary544
622McLees ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary543
623Lugoff ElementaryLugoffKershaw 01Elementary543
624Waccamaw ElementaryPawleys IslandGeorgetown 01Elementary543
625Eau Claire HighColumbiaRichland 01High542
626L. B. Nelson ElementaryColumbiaRichland 02Elementary541
627Leavelle McCampbell MiddleGranitevilleAiken 01Middle540
628Stone AcademyGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary538
629Edwards ElementaryChesterfieldChesterfield 01Elementary538
630Saluda MiddleSaludaSaluda 01Middle537
631Johnsonville ElementaryJohnsonvilleFlorence 05Elementary537
632Centerville ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary536
633Bookman Road ElementaryElginRichland 02Elementary535
634Eleanor S. Rice ElementaryGreenwoodGreenwood 50Elementary535
635Philip Simmons ElementaryWandoBerkeley 01Elementary535
636Greer Middle College Charter HighTaylorsSC Public Charter School DistrictHigh535
637Highland Springs MiddleNorth AugustaAiken 01Middle534
638East Aiken School of the ArtsAikenAiken 01Elementary534
639J. L. Cain ElementaryDarlingtonDarlington 01Elementary533
640Buford HighLancasterLancaster 01High532
641Overbrook Child Development CenterGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary532
642Lake Carolina Elementary Lower CampusBlythewoodRichland 02Elementary531
643Alice Drive ElementarySumterSumter 01Elementary530
644Greenwood ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary530
645Greenville Technical Charter High SchoolGreenvilleSC Public Charter School DistrictHigh530
646Ravenel ElementarySenecaOconee 01Elementary530
647Jackson SchoolCamdenKershaw 01Elementary530
648Nevitt Forest ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary530
649Mathews ElementaryGreenwoodGreenwood 50Elementary529
650Northside MiddleWest ColumbiaLexington 02Middle528
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