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Best Schools · South Carolina · Lowest student-teacher ratio

South Carolina schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

South Carolina public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

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SOUTH CAROLINA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
501Reidville ElementaryReidvilleSpartanburg 05Elementary71213.5:1
502Stono Park ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary33713.5:1
503McDonald Green ElementaryLancasterLancaster 01Elementary33713.5:1
504Kingstree HighKingstreeWilliamsburg 01High68113.5:1
505Caughman Road ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary71513.5:1
506Lake Murray ElementaryLexingtonLexington 01Elementary81313.5:1
507Pendleton ElementaryPendletonAnderson 04Elementary54713.5:1
508Hendersonville ElementaryWalterboroColleton 01Elementary32413.5:1
509Kensington ElementaryGeorgetownGeorgetown 01Elementary54813.5:1
510Forest Creek MiddleFort MillYork 04Middle75713.5:1
511Grove ElementaryPiedmontGreenville 01Elementary62213.5:1
512Oakdale ElementaryRock HillYork 03Elementary48713.5:1
513Kingsbury ElementarySumterSumter 01Elementary51413.5:1
514A. L. Corbett MiddleWagenerAiken 01Middle20313.5:1
515Lower Richland HighHopkinsRichland 01High1,21813.5:1
516Frances F. Mack IntermediateGastonLexington 04Middle51513.6:1
517Palmetto Bays ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary55613.6:1
518Varnville ElementaryVarnvilleHamptonElementary25113.6:1
519Greenwood ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary53013.6:1
520Darlington HighDarlingtonDarlington 01High96513.6:1
521Global Academy of SCSpartanburgLimestone Charters AssociationElementary59813.6:1
522Greendale ElementaryNew EllentonAiken 01Elementary33313.6:1
523Ware Shoals Elementary MiddleWare ShoalsGreenwood 51Middle23813.6:1
524Lake Carolina Elementary Lower CampusBlythewoodRichland 02Elementary53113.6:1
525Woodland HighDorchesterDorchester 04High68013.6:1
526Edgewood Middle SchoolNinety SixGreenwood 52Middle35413.6:1
527Loris ElementaryLorisHorry 01Elementary79013.6:1
528Walhalla ElementaryWest UnionOconee 01Elementary61213.6:1
529Carolina Voyager CharterCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary40213.6:1
530Kelly Mill MiddleBlythewoodRichland 02Middle97913.6:1
531Fairforest ElementarySpartanburgSpartanburg 06Elementary80513.6:1
532Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and TechnologyChesterChester 01Elementary30013.6:1
533Midway ElementaryLexingtonLexington 01Elementary85613.7:1
534Midway ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary67513.7:1
535Kenneth Gardner Leadership AcademyKingstreeWilliamsburg 01Elementary36213.7:1
536J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science MagnetLake CityFlorence 03High38513.7:1
537Schofield MiddleAikenAiken 01Middle35613.7:1
538East Aiken School of the ArtsAikenAiken 01Elementary53413.7:1
539T. E. Mabry MiddleInmanSpartanburg 01Middle45213.7:1
540High Point AcademySpartanburgSC Public Charter School DistrictCombined1,20813.7:1
541Pontiac ElementaryElginRichland 02Elementary88013.7:1
542Cyril B. Busbee ElementaryWagenerAiken 01Elementary46713.7:1
543C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific ArtCharlestonCharleston 01Middle1,29913.8:1
544River Ridge ElementaryMooreSpartanburg 05Elementary77013.8:1
545Pleasant Hill MiddleLexingtonLexington 01Middle75013.8:1
546Dewey-Carter ElementaryEffinghamFlorence 01Elementary60613.8:1
547Dr. Rose H. Wilder ElementarySummertonClarendon 06Elementary24113.8:1
548Saluda MiddleSaludaSaluda 01Middle53713.8:1
549Central Academy of the ArtsCentralPickens 01Elementary49913.8:1
550Waccamaw MiddlePawleys IslandGeorgetown 01Middle32913.8:1
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