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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
651Heritage ElementaryTravelers RestGreenville 01Elementary54714.3:1
652Branchville HighBranchvilleOrangeburgHigh31714.3:1
653Longleaf MiddleColumbiaRichland 02Middle79614.3:1
654Springdale ElementaryWest ColumbiaLexington 02Elementary44314.3:1
655Cheraw PrimaryCherawChesterfield 01Elementary44314.3:1
656Lake Carolina Elementary Upper CampusBlythewoodRichland 02Elementary52314.3:1
657Inman ElementaryInmanSpartanburg 01Elementary56514.3:1
658Jefferson ElementaryWarrenvilleAiken 01Elementary57214.3:1
659Flat Rock ElementaryAndersonAnderson 03Elementary42914.3:1
660Prosperity-Rikard ElementaryProsperityNewberry 01Elementary38614.3:1
661Inman IntermediateInmanSpartanburg 01Middle32214.3:1
662East Cooper Montessori CharterMt. PleasantCharleston 01Elementary43314.3:1
663Lakewood ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary86614.3:1
664Vance-Providence ElementaryVanceOrangeburgElementary20914.3:1
665Walhalla MiddleWalhallaOconee 01Middle85714.3:1
666Black Street Early Childhood CenterWalterboroColleton 01Elementary35814.3:1
667Summit Drive ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary54914.3:1
668Foster Park ElementaryUnionUnion 01Elementary43014.3:1
669York IntermediateYorkYork 01Middle62414.3:1
670Libertas Academy-Boiling SpringsSimpsonvilleCharter Institute at ErskineElementary70314.3:1
671Lucy T. Davis ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary63214.4:1
672Waccamaw IntermediatePawleys IslandGeorgetown 01Middle41514.4:1
673Ridge Spring-Monetta ElementaryRidge SpringAiken 01Elementary41014.4:1
674Lockett ElementaryBranchvilleOrangeburgElementary23914.4:1
675Ladson ElementaryLadsonCharleston 01Elementary90714.4:1
676Lesslie ElementaryRock HillYork 03Elementary46114.4:1
677Eagle Nest ElementaryNorth CharlestonDorchester 02Elementary65314.4:1
678Beechwood MiddleLexingtonLexington 01Middle1,03314.4:1
679Saluda ElementarySaludaSaluda 01Elementary39714.4:1
680East End ElementaryEasleyPickens 01Elementary61814.4:1
681Northwoods MiddleNorth CharlestonCharleston 01Middle70814.4:1
682John W. Moore MiddleFlorenceFlorence 01Middle1,05614.5:1
683Barnwell HighBarnwellBarnwellHigh55714.5:1
684Whittemore Park MiddleConwayHorry 01Middle1,01314.5:1
685James B. Edwards ElementaryMt. PleasantCharleston 01Elementary76714.5:1
686McCants MiddleAndersonAnderson 05Middle57214.5:1
687Palmetto Scholars AcademyNorth CharlestonSC Public Charter School DistrictHigh50714.5:1
688Philip Simmons HighCharlestonBerkeley 01High79714.5:1
689Clemson ElementaryClemsonPickens 01Elementary79414.5:1
690La France ElementaryPendletonAnderson 04Elementary45014.5:1
691Nevitt Forest ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary53014.5:1
692Six Mile ElementarySix MilePickens 01Elementary57114.5:1
693Barnwell ElementaryBarnwellBarnwellMiddle42514.5:1
694Angel Oak ElementaryJohns IslandCharleston 01Elementary82814.5:1
695Newington ElementarySummervilleDorchester 02Elementary86214.5:1
696Edwards ElementaryChesterfieldChesterfield 01Elementary53814.5:1
697Macedonia Elementary-MiddleBlackvilleBarnwellElementary34914.5:1
698Mitchell Road ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary56914.6:1
699Clinton ElementaryClintonLaurens 56Elementary42214.6:1
700Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success CharterMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary32014.6:1
Page 14 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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