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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
701Summit Parkway MiddleColumbiaRichland 02Elementary1,22914.6:1
702Shoally Creek ElementaryBoiling SpringsSpartanburg 02Elementary74214.6:1
703Rainbow Lake MiddleChesneeSpartanburg 02Middle97314.6:1
704Belton ElementaryBeltonAnderson 02Elementary37914.6:1
705Starr ElementaryStarrAnderson 03Elementary52514.6:1
706E. L. Wright MiddleColumbiaRichland 02Elementary1,27514.6:1
707Hillcrest MiddleDalzellSumter 01Middle36514.6:1
708Pickens HighPickensPickens 01High1,22614.6:1
709Merriwether MiddleNorth AugustaEdgefield 01Middle36514.6:1
710Armstrong ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary43514.6:1
711Cooley Springs-Fingerville ElementaryChesneeSpartanburg 02Elementary35514.6:1
712Belton Preparatory AcademyBeltonCharter Institute at ErskineElementary44914.6:1
713Meadowfield ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary61514.6:1
714Alice Drive ElementarySumterSumter 01Elementary53014.6:1
715Gilbert HighGilbertLexington 01High1,13814.7:1
716Camden MiddleCamdenKershaw 01Middle84414.7:1
717Richard H. Gettys MiddleEasleyPickens 01Middle1,21714.7:1
718Bethel-Hanberry ElementaryBlythewoodRichland 02Elementary71114.7:1
719Lewisville ElementaryRichburgChester 01Elementary59414.7:1
720Millwood ElementarySumterSumter 01Elementary60214.7:1
721Harbor View ElementaryCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary62114.7:1
722Liberty PrimaryLibertyPickens 01Elementary63714.7:1
723Camden ElementaryCamdenKershaw 01Elementary64414.7:1
724College Park ElementaryLadsonBerkeley 01Elementary75014.7:1
725Sterling SchoolGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary74914.7:1
726New Providence ElementaryLexingtonLexington 01Elementary81014.7:1
727North Hartsville ElementaryHartsvilleDarlington 01Elementary48614.7:1
728Thomas E. Kerns ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary52214.8:1
729Dreher HighColumbiaRichland 01High1,14414.8:1
730Dr. Eugene Sires ElementarySummervilleDorchester 02Elementary79114.8:1
731Northside ElementaryWalterboroColleton 01Elementary42814.8:1
732Berry Shoals IntermediateDuncanSpartanburg 05Middle89614.8:1
733Chesterfield-Ruby MiddleChesterfieldChesterfield 01Middle41414.8:1
734Charles B. DuBose MiddleSummervilleDorchester 02Middle94714.8:1
735Saluda PrimarySaludaSaluda 01Elementary47414.8:1
736Whitehall ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary50414.8:1
737Powdersville MiddleGreenvilleAnderson 01Middle80114.8:1
738James H. Hendrix ElementaryBoiling SpringsSpartanburg 02Elementary70914.8:1
739Riverside ElementaryLittle RiverHorry 01Elementary69714.8:1
740Taylors ElementaryTaylorsGreenville 01Elementary73814.8:1
741West-Oak HighWestminsterOconee 01High73514.8:1
742St. Andrew's School of Math and ScienceCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary76914.9:1
743Lewisville HighRichburgChester 01High43114.9:1
744Manchester ElementaryPinewoodSumter 01Elementary37814.9:1
745Mossy Creek ElementaryNorth AugustaAiken 01Elementary70014.9:1
746Goose Creek ElementaryGoose CreekBerkeley 01Elementary92314.9:1
747North Central HighKershawKershaw 01High56314.9:1
748Seneca MiddleSenecaOconee 01Middle82914.9:1
749Eastside ElementaryClintonLaurens 56Elementary46214.9:1
750Andrew Jackson MiddleKershawLancaster 01Middle48014.9:1
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