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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
901Varennes ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary389
902Scranton ElementaryScrantonFlorence 03Elementary389
903McDonald ElementaryGeorgetownGeorgetown 01Elementary389
904Bethany ElementaryCloverYork 02Elementary388
905Harold C. Johnson ElementaryYorkYork 01Elementary388
906Prosperity-Rikard ElementaryProsperityNewberry 01Elementary386
907Westminster ElementaryWestminsterOconee 01Elementary385
908Ware Shoals PrimaryWare ShoalsGreenwood 51Elementary385
909Savannah Grove ElementaryEffinghamFlorence 01Elementary385
910J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science MagnetLake CityFlorence 03High385
911Iva ElementaryIvaAnderson 03Elementary383
912Bamberg-Ehrhardt HighBambergBamberg 03High383
913Tall Pines STEM AcademyAikenSC Public Charter School DistrictMiddle382
914Alcorn MiddleColumbiaRichland 01Middle381
915John E. Ewing MiddleGaffneyCherokee 01Middle380
916Belton ElementaryBeltonAnderson 02Elementary379
917Pine Ridge MiddleWest ColumbiaLexington 02Middle379
918Pinecrest ElementaryGreenwoodGreenwood 50Elementary379
919Jefferson ElementaryYorkYork 01Elementary378
920Manchester ElementaryPinewoodSumter 01Elementary378
921Macedonia MiddleMoncks CornerBerkeley 01Middle375
922Beaufort ElementaryBeaufortBeaufort 01Elementary375
923Great Falls HighGreat FallsChester 01High375
924Buford MiddleLancasterLancaster 01Middle374
925Holly Hill-Roberts MiddleHolly HillOrangeburgMiddle373
926Laurens MiddleLaurensLaurens 55Middle373
927Lake View ElementaryLake ViewDillon 04Elementary372
928North Mullins PrimaryMullinsMarion 10Elementary372
929Meeting Street Academy-SpartanburgSpartanburgSpartanburg 07Elementary369
930Sanders-Clyde ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary369
931Long Cane PrimaryAbbevilleAbbeville 60Elementary368
932Little Mountain ElementaryLittle MountainNewberry 01Elementary367
933Blenheim Middle School of DiscoveryBlenheimMarlboro 01Middle367
934GREEN Charter School SimpsonvilleGreenvilleSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary367
935E.B. Ellington ElementaryRavenelCharleston 01Elementary366
936Pageland ElementaryPagelandChesterfield 01Elementary365
937Merriwether MiddleNorth AugustaEdgefield 01Middle365
938Hillcrest MiddleDalzellSumter 01Middle365
939W.M. Anderson PrimaryKingstreeWilliamsburg 01Elementary364
940Jesse S. Bobo ElementarySpartanburgSpartanburg 06Elementary364
941Blacksburg MiddleBlacksburgCherokee 01Middle363
942Blacksburg PrimaryBlacksburgCherokee 01Elementary363
943Kenneth Gardner Leadership AcademyKingstreeWilliamsburg 01Elementary362
944Theodore Lester ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary362
945West Pelzer ElementaryWest PelzerAnderson 01Elementary361
946Orchard Park ElementaryWestminsterOconee 01Elementary360
947HCS Early College HighConwayHorry 01High360
948Cherokee Trail ElementaryDonaldsAbbeville 60Elementary360
949Southside Early Childhood CenterHartsvilleDarlington 01Elementary360
950Dennis ElementaryBishopvilleLee 01Elementary359
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