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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
601Belvedere ElementaryBelvedereAiken 01Elementary61714.0:1
602Bethune-Bowman Middle/HighRowesvilleOrangeburgHigh34914.0:1
603Abner Creek AcademyDuncanSpartanburg 05Elementary80714.0:1
604Ambler ElementaryPickensPickens 01Elementary31614.0:1
605Aiken HighAikenAiken 01High1,09714.1:1
606Merriwether ElementaryNorth AugustaEdgefield 01Elementary76014.1:1
607Kershaw ElementaryKershawLancaster 01Elementary51214.1:1
608McKissick Academy of Science & TechnologyEasleyPickens 01Elementary51914.1:1
609Bay Road ElementaryHartsvilleDarlington 01Elementary56314.1:1
610Buist AcademyCharlestonCharleston 01Middle52114.1:1
611Rocky Creek ElementaryLexingtonLexington 01Elementary80514.1:1
612Conway MiddleConwayHorry 01Middle57814.1:1
613Aiken ElementaryAikenAiken 01Elementary50814.1:1
614Oakbrook MiddleLadsonDorchester 02Middle86114.1:1
615Lugoff-Elgin MiddleLugoffKershaw 01Middle64914.1:1
616GREEN Charter School SimpsonvilleGreenvilleSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary36714.1:1
617Cheraw IntermediateCherawChesterfield 01Elementary40714.1:1
618Brook Glenn ElementaryTaylorsGreenville 01Elementary42514.1:1
619Brockman ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary29714.1:1
620Carver ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary61514.1:1
621Sandhills PrimarySwanseaLexington 04Elementary50914.1:1
622Blaney ElementaryElginKershaw 01Elementary75014.2:1
623James Island ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary58014.2:1
624Gold Hill MiddleTega CayYork 04Middle87714.2:1
625Pickens MiddlePickensPickens 01Middle56614.2:1
626Oakridge MiddleCloverYork 02Middle1,14614.2:1
627Murray-LaSaine MontessoriCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary34714.2:1
628Riverside MiddlePendletonAnderson 04Middle45314.2:1
629Hemingway ElementaryHemingwayWilliamsburg 01Elementary26914.2:1
630Bluffton MiddleBlufftonBeaufort 01Middle92114.2:1
631Socastee ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary85014.2:1
632Lake Marion MiddleSanteeOrangeburgMiddle50114.2:1
633Chukker Creek ElementaryAikenAiken 01Elementary57814.2:1
634North Augusta ElementaryNorth AugustaAiken 01Elementary61014.2:1
635Pine Tree Hill ElementaryCamdenKershaw 01Elementary50514.2:1
636Sullivan's Island ElementarySullivan's IslandCharleston 01Elementary49714.2:1
637Boiling Springs ElementaryBoiling SpringsSpartanburg 02Elementary79114.2:1
638Carlisle-Foster's Grove ElementaryChesneeSpartanburg 02Elementary55114.2:1
639James Simons MontessoriCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary39214.2:1
640Legacy Early CollegeGreenvilleSC Public Charter School DistrictCombined1,59214.2:1
641Ninety Six High SchoolNinety SixGreenwood 52High42314.2:1
642Southside MiddleFlorenceFlorence 01Middle1,13814.2:1
643Midlands STEM Charter SchoolWinnsboroCharter Institute at ErskineCombined30614.2:1
644Lowcountry Montessori SchoolBeaufortSC Public Charter School DistrictCombined40814.2:1
645Socastee MiddleMyrtle BeachHorry 01Middle52714.2:1
646Dacusville MiddleEasleyPickens 01Middle35614.2:1
647Brennen ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary80514.3:1
648Mayo ElementaryMayoSpartanburg 02Elementary32814.3:1
649GREEN Charter School GreenvilleGreenvilleSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary99814.3:1
650Heritage ElementaryTravelers RestGreenville 01Elementary54714.3:1
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