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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
151East Edisto MiddleSummervilleDorchester 02Middle1,031
152Dillon ElementaryDillonDillon 04Elementary1,025
153Union County HighUnionUnion 01High1,024
154Powdersville HighGreenvilleAnderson 01High1,024
155Whittemore Park MiddleConwayHorry 01Middle1,013
156Lakewood HighSumterSumter 01High1,013
157Chapin MiddleChapinLexington 05Middle1,007
158Fairforest MiddleSpartanburgSpartanburg 06Middle1,007
159South Carolina Preparatory Leadership SchoolAndersonLimestone Charters AssociationHigh1,005
160Hughes Academy of Science and TechnologyGreenvilleGreenville 01Middle999
161GREEN Charter School GreenvilleGreenvilleSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary998
162Riverbank ElementaryWest ColumbiaLexington 02Elementary996
163Jennie Moore ElementaryMt. PleasantCharleston 01Elementary993
164Irmo MiddleColumbiaLexington 05Middle992
165Orangeburg Wilkinson HighOrangeburgOrangeburgHigh992
166Hillcrest MiddleSimpsonvilleGreenville 01Middle989
167Delmae Heights ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary988
168Marlboro County HighBennettsvilleMarlboro 01High987
169Laing MiddleMount PleasantCharleston 01Middle986
170Chapin IntermediateChapinLexington 05Middle985
171Kelly Mill MiddleBlythewoodRichland 02Middle979
172Cayce ElementaryCayceLexington 02Elementary977
173Carolina Academy (High)GreenvilleGreenville 01High976
174Plain ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 01Elementary975
175Rainbow Lake MiddleChesneeSpartanburg 02Middle973
176Clover MiddleCloverYork 02Middle969
177Darlington HighDarlingtonDarlington 01High965
178Robert E. Cashion ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary964
179Hanahan ElementaryHanahanBerkeley 01Elementary957
180Crayton MiddleColumbiaRichland 01Middle952
181Sedgefield MiddleGoose CreekBerkeley 01Middle950
182Charles B. DuBose MiddleSummervilleDorchester 02Middle947
183Nexton ElementarySummervilleBerkeley 01Elementary944
184Bryson MiddleSimpsonvilleGreenville 01Middle941
185Herbert A. Wood ElementaryWest ColumbiaLexington 02Elementary938
186McCracken MiddleSpartanburgSpartanburg 07Middle937
187Gray Collegiate AcademyWest ColumbiaCharter Institute at ErskineHigh935
188Carolina Park ElementaryMt. PleasantCharleston 01Elementary931
189Colleton County MiddleWalterboroColleton 01Middle931
190Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher MiddleGreenvilleGreenville 01Middle930
191Forestbrook ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary930
192William M. Reeves ElementarySummervilleDorchester 02Elementary930
193Pee Dee ElementaryConwayHorry 01Elementary927
194Devon Forest ElementaryGoose CreekBerkeley 01Elementary925
195Pendleton HighAndersonAnderson 04High924
196Goose Creek ElementaryGoose CreekBerkeley 01Elementary923
197Mauldin MiddleSimpsonvilleGreenville 01Middle922
198Bluffton MiddleBlufftonBeaufort 01Middle921
199Georgetown HighGeorgetownGeorgetown 01High918
200Sara Collins ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary917
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