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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
201Pleasant Knoll MiddleFort MillYork 04Middle916
202Bethel ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 01Elementary915
203St. James MiddleMyrtle BeachHorry 01Middle913
204Waterway ElementaryLittle RiverHorry 01Elementary912
205Wren MiddlePiedmontAnderson 01Middle910
206Blue Ridge MiddleGreerGreenville 01Middle908
207Ladson ElementaryLadsonCharleston 01Elementary907
208Woodmont MiddlePiedmontGreenville 01Middle904
209Camp Road MiddleCharlestonCharleston 01Middle901
210Aynor HighAynorHorry 01High901
211Berry Shoals IntermediateDuncanSpartanburg 05Middle896
212Lakeside MiddleLexingtonLexington 01Middle893
213Darlington MiddleDarlingtonDarlington 01Middle888
214Emerald HighGreenwoodGreenwood 50High887
215Oakview ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 01Elementary887
216Pritchardville ElementaryBlufftonBeaufort 01Elementary887
217St. James ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary884
218St. James IntermediateMyrtle BeachHorry 01Middle883
219Pontiac ElementaryElginRichland 02Elementary880
220Gold Hill MiddleTega CayYork 04Middle877
221Bell's Crossing ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 01Elementary877
222Greenbrier ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary876
223Dutch Fork MiddleIrmoLexington 05Middle876
224Chandler Creek ElementaryGreerGreenville 01Elementary873
225Blythewood MiddleBlythewoodRichland 02Middle872
226Monarch ElementarySimpsonvilleGreenville 01Elementary870
227Campobello-Gramling SchoolCampobelloSpartanburg 01Elementary866
228Lakewood ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary866
229Stiles Point ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary866
230Blythe AcademyGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary866
231Broome HighSpartanburgSpartanburg 03High865
232Sugar Ridge ElementaryBoiling SpringsSpartanburg 02Elementary864
233Newington ElementarySummervilleDorchester 02Elementary862
234Oakbrook MiddleLadsonDorchester 02Middle861
235Loris HighLorisHorry 01High857
236Walhalla MiddleWalhallaOconee 01Middle857
237Dutchman Creek MiddleRock HillYork 03Middle856
238Midway ElementaryLexingtonLexington 01Elementary856
239Roebuck ElementaryRoebuckSpartanburg 06Elementary853
240Ocean Drive ElementaryNorth Myrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary852
241Gaffney MiddleGaffneyCherokee 01Middle851
242Socastee ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary850
243Beck International AcademyGreenvilleGreenville 01Middle848
244H. E. McCracken MiddleBlufftonBeaufort 01Middle846
245Pleasant Hill ElementaryLexingtonLexington 01Elementary846
246Camden MiddleCamdenKershaw 01Middle844
247Woodruff HighWoodruffSpartanburg 04High844
248Westview MiddleGoose CreekBerkeley 01Middle840
249Newberry HighNewberryNewberry 01High837
250R. C. Edwards MiddleCentralPickens 01Middle835
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