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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

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
51	North Myrtle Beach High	Little River	Horry 01	High	1,673
52	York Preparatory Academy	Rock Hill	SC Public Charter School District	Combined	1,672
53	North Augusta High	North Augusta	Aiken 01	High	1,645
54	Ridge View High	Columbia	Richland 02	High	1,631
55	Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Simpsonville	Greenville 01	Elementary	1,621
56	Chapin High	Chapin	Lexington 05	High	1,617
57	James Island Charter High	Charleston	Charleston 01	High	1,612
58	Legacy Early College	Greenville	SC Public Charter School District	Combined	1,592
59	South Florence High	Florence	Florence 01	High	1,580
60	Midland Valley High	Graniteville	Aiken 01	High	1,558
61	Fountain Inn High	Fountain Inn	Greenville 01	High	1,551
62	York Comprehensive High	York	York 01	High	1,511
63	Myrtle Beach High	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	High	1,510
64	Eastside High	Taylors	Greenville 01	High	1,490
65	Berkeley Middle	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	Middle	1,477
66	Bridges Preparatory School	Beaufort	SC Public Charter School District	Combined	1,472
67	Cane Bay Middle	Summerville	Berkeley 01	Middle	1,464
68	Laurens District 55 High	Laurens	Laurens 55	High	1,434
69	River Oaks Elementary	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	Elementary	1,426
70	Greer High	Greer	Greenville 01	High	1,397
71	Horse Creek Academy	Aiken	Limestone Charters Association	Combined	1,392
72	Lancaster High	Lancaster	Lancaster 01	High	1,390
73	Bluffton High	Bluffton	Beaufort 01	High	1,375
74	Wilson High	Florence	Florence 01	High	1,373
75	Colleton County High	Walterboro	Colleton 01	High	1,352
76	South Aiken High	Aiken	Aiken 01	High	1,349
77	Richland Northeast High	Columbia	Richland 02	High	1,340
78	Carolina Forest Elementary	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	Elementary	1,336
79	A. C. Flora High	Columbia	Richland 01	High	1,328
80	C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Charleston	Charleston 01	Middle	1,299
81	Woodland Elementary	Greer	Greenville 01	Elementary	1,293
82	Travelers Rest High	Travelers Rest	Greenville 01	High	1,277
83	E. L. Wright Middle	Columbia	Richland 02	Elementary	1,275
84	Irmo High	Columbia	Lexington 05	High	1,272
85	Airport High	West Columbia	Lexington 02	High	1,272
86	North Myrtle Beach Middle	Little River	Horry 01	Middle	1,267
87	Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island	Beaufort 01	High	1,265
88	Ten Oaks Middle	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	Middle	1,264
89	Wren High	Piedmont	Anderson 01	High	1,252
90	Berea High	Greenville	Greenville 01	High	1,250
91	Muller Road Middle	Blythewood	Richland 02	Elementary	1,242
92	Whitesville Elementary	Moncks Corner	Berkeley 01	Elementary	1,239
93	Summit Parkway Middle	Columbia	Richland 02	Elementary	1,229
94	Pickens High	Pickens	Pickens 01	High	1,226
95	D. W. Daniel High	Central	Pickens 01	High	1,222
96	Lower Richland High	Hopkins	Richland 01	High	1,218
97	Richard H. Gettys Middle	Easley	Pickens 01	Middle	1,217
98	Brookland-Cayce High	Cayce	Lexington 02	High	1,212
99	High Point Academy	Spartanburg	SC Public Charter School District	Combined	1,208
100	Ocean Bay Elementary	Myrtle Beach	Horry 01	Elementary	1,181

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