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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
751Cyril B. Busbee ElementaryWagenerAiken 01Elementary467
752Coosa ElementaryBeaufortBeaufort 01Elementary467
753Broad River ElementaryBeaufortBeaufort 01Elementary467
754South Lake ElementaryLexingtonLexington 01Elementary466
755Joseph Keels ElementaryColumbiaRichland 02Elementary465
756Laurens ElementaryLaurensLaurens 55Elementary465
757Ebinport ElementaryRock HillYork 03Elementary464
758Abbeville HighAbbevilleAbbeville 60High463
759Kinard ElementaryCloverYork 02Elementary463
760Eastside ElementaryClintonLaurens 56Elementary462
761Southeast MiddleHopkinsRichland 01Middle462
762Northside ElementaryRock HillYork 03Elementary462
763Batesburg-Leesville Middle SchoolBatesburg-LeesvilleLexington 03Middle462
764Lesslie ElementaryRock HillYork 03Elementary461
765Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ HighMonettaAiken 01High460
766Cowpens ElementaryCowpensSpartanburg 03Elementary460
767Marshall PrimaryBeltonAnderson 02Elementary459
768Mt. Lebanon ElementaryPendletonAnderson 04Elementary459
769Hopkins MiddleHopkinsRichland 01Middle458
770Liberty MiddleLibertyPickens 01Middle458
771Langston Charter MiddleGreenvilleCharter Institute at ErskineMiddle457
772New Heights MiddleJeffersonChesterfield 01Middle457
773Woodland Middle SchoolDorchesterDorchester 04Middle455
774Belton MiddleBeltonAnderson 02Middle455
775Spartanburg Preparatory SchoolSpartanburgSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary454
776Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori InquiryRock HillYork 03Elementary453
777Pepperhill ElementaryNorth CharlestonCharleston 01Elementary453
778Riverside MiddlePendletonAnderson 04Middle453
779J. D. Lever ElementaryAikenAiken 01Elementary452
780T. E. Mabry MiddleInmanSpartanburg 01Middle452
781Mountain View PreparatorySpartanburgLimestone Charters AssociationHigh452
782Briggs ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary451
783Mary H. Wright ElementarySpartanburgSpartanburg 07Elementary451
784La France ElementaryPendletonAnderson 04Elementary450
785Sheridan ElementaryOrangeburgOrangeburgElementary450
786Belton Preparatory AcademyBeltonCharter Institute at ErskineElementary449
787Marrington ElementaryGoose CreekBerkeley 01Elementary449
788E. B. Morse ElementaryLaurensLaurens 55Elementary447
789North Vista ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary446
790Maryville ElementaryGeorgetownGeorgetown 01Elementary444
791Greenview Child Development CenterGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary444
792Cheraw PrimaryCherawChesterfield 01Elementary443
793Springdale ElementaryWest ColumbiaLexington 02Elementary443
794Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts AcademyCayceLexington 02Middle442
795Monarch ElementaryUnionUnion 01Elementary442
796Dutch Fork ElementaryIrmoLexington 05Elementary442
797North Aiken ElementaryAikenAiken 01Elementary440
798Carver Edisto MiddleCopeOrangeburgMiddle439
799South MiddleLancasterLancaster 01Middle439
800Memminger ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary438
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