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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
551Nation Ford HighFort MillYork 04High1,92113.8:1
552McLaurin ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary55213.8:1
553Palmetto MiddleWilliamstonAnderson 01Middle74913.8:1
554Hickory Grove-Sharon ElementaryHickory GroveYork 01Elementary40113.8:1
555Liberty STEAM Charter SchoolSumterSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary73013.8:1
556Pee Dee ElementaryConwayHorry 01Elementary92713.8:1
557Clover MiddleCloverYork 02Middle96913.8:1
558Springfield ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary67913.9:1
559Chesterfield HighChesterfieldChesterfield 01High48513.9:1
560Northwest ElementaryGaffneyCherokee 01Elementary42313.9:1
561Gregg MiddleSummervilleDorchester 02Middle81013.9:1
562Pate ElementaryDarlingtonDarlington 01Elementary39713.9:1
563Conway ElementaryConwayHorry 01Elementary58313.9:1
564Independence ElementaryRock HillYork 03Elementary58313.9:1
565Scranton ElementaryScrantonFlorence 03Elementary38913.9:1
566Sheridan ElementaryOrangeburgOrangeburgElementary45013.9:1
567Macedonia MiddleMoncks CornerBerkeley 01Middle37513.9:1
568Draytonville ElementaryGaffneyCherokee 01Elementary26413.9:1
569Graniteville ElementaryGranitevilleAiken 01Elementary41713.9:1
570Hollywood ElementarySaludaSaluda 01Elementary40313.9:1
571Oakland ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary55613.9:1
572Annie Burnside ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary30613.9:1
573Homeland Park PrimaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary39713.9:1
574Saluda Trail MiddleRock HillYork 03Middle75113.9:1
575Sue Cleveland ElementaryPiedmontGreenville 01Elementary54413.9:1
576Blacksburg ElementaryBlacksburgCherokee 01Elementary32313.9:1
577Oakridge ElementaryCloverYork 02Elementary81813.9:1
578Honea Path ElementaryHonea PathAnderson 02Elementary57113.9:1
579Holly Hill-Roberts MiddleHolly HillOrangeburgMiddle37313.9:1
580Lake City HighLake CityFlorence 03High49213.9:1
581H. B. Rhame ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary41813.9:1
582Petersburg PrimaryPagelandChesterfield 01Elementary41813.9:1
583Stone AcademyGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary53813.9:1
584Carolina Academy (High)GreenvilleGreenville 01High97613.9:1
585Drayton Mills ElementarySpartanburgSpartanburg 07Elementary81013.9:1
586Castle Heights MiddleRock HillYork 03Middle66913.9:1
587Fort Dorchester ElementarySummervilleDorchester 02Elementary80113.9:1
588Ashley River Creative Arts ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary61813.9:1
589Mount Gallant ElementaryRock HillYork 03Elementary46914.0:1
590Dutch Fork HighIrmoLexington 05High1,70314.0:1
591Clinton HighClintonLaurens 56High81114.0:1
592Chester Senior HighChesterChester 01High69914.0:1
593Millbrook ElementaryAikenAiken 01Elementary66414.0:1
594Cedar Grove ElementaryWilliamstonAnderson 01Elementary59614.0:1
595Richard Carroll ElementaryBambergBamberg 03Elementary68914.0:1
596Bethune-Bowman ElementaryRowesvilleOrangeburgElementary25914.0:1
597Batesburg-Leesville Middle SchoolBatesburg-LeesvilleLexington 03Middle46214.0:1
598Crayton MiddleColumbiaRichland 01Middle95214.0:1
599McLees ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary54314.0:1
600Joseph R. Pye ElementaryLadsonDorchester 02Elementary77514.0:1
Page 12 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Brick-and-mortar schools with 200+ students. Ratio is enrollment / FTE teachers as reported to NCES.

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