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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
801Hartsville HighHartsvilleDarlington 01High1,12915.3:1
802Dover ElementaryNorthOrangeburgElementary23715.3:1
803Youth Leadership AcademyPickensSC Public Charter School DistrictMiddle29015.3:1
804Horrell Hill ElementaryHopkinsRichland 01Elementary56515.3:1
805James Island Charter HighCharlestonCharleston 01High1,61215.3:1
806South Florence HighFlorenceFlorence 01High1,58015.3:1
807Redcliffe ElementaryAikenAiken 01Elementary58815.3:1
808St. John's ElementaryDarlingtonDarlington 01Elementary59615.3:1
809Tall Pines STEM AcademyAikenSC Public Charter School DistrictMiddle38215.3:1
810Wateree ElementaryLugoffKershaw 01Elementary68815.3:1
811Edisto ElementaryOrangeburgOrangeburgElementary41915.3:1
812Chesnee ElementaryChesneeSpartanburg 02Elementary63515.3:1
813Fork Shoals SchoolPelzerGreenville 01Elementary74715.3:1
814Darlington MiddleDarlingtonDarlington 01Middle88815.3:1
815White Knoll HighLexingtonLexington 01High2,02515.3:1
816Muller Road MiddleBlythewoodRichland 02Elementary1,24215.3:1
817Lake City Early Childhood CenterLake CityFlorence 03Elementary35715.3:1
818Jennie Moore ElementaryMt. PleasantCharleston 01Elementary99315.3:1
819Strom Thurmond HighJohnstonEdgefield 01High72015.3:1
820Johnsonville ElementaryJohnsonvilleFlorence 05Elementary53715.3:1
821Mill Creek ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary35315.3:1
822Midway ElementaryCassattKershaw 01Elementary33815.4:1
823Carolina Forest ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary1,33615.4:1
824Byrd ElementaryGranitevilleAiken 01Elementary70815.4:1
825North Pointe ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary50415.4:1
826Concord ElementaryAndersonAnderson 05Elementary61515.4:1
827Devon Forest ElementaryGoose CreekBerkeley 01Elementary92515.4:1
828Marrington Middle School of the ArtsGoose CreekBerkeley 01Middle43215.4:1
829Summerville PrepSummervilleLimestone Charters AssociationElementary59515.4:1
830Myrtle Beach ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary1,06615.4:1
831Aynor MiddleGalivants FerryHorry 01Middle74215.5:1
832Blythewood HighBlythewoodRichland 02High2,16415.5:1
833James Byrnes Freshman AcademyDuncanSpartanburg 05High79215.5:1
834Black Water MiddleConwayHorry 01Middle78915.5:1
835R. B. Stall HighNorth CharlestonCharleston 01High2,13515.5:1
836Robert E. Howard MiddleOrangeburgOrangeburgMiddle39615.5:1
837Whittaker ElementaryOrangeburgOrangeburgElementary32515.5:1
838Duncan Chapel ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary61915.5:1
839Sara Collins ElementaryGreenvilleGreenville 01Elementary91715.5:1
840College Park MiddleLadsonBerkeley 01Middle66615.5:1
841Forestbrook ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary93015.5:1
842River Oaks ElementaryMyrtle BeachHorry 01Elementary1,42615.5:1
843Lexington HighLexingtonLexington 01High2,53615.5:1
844Lambs ElementaryNorth CharlestonCharleston 01Elementary58015.5:1
845May River HighBlufftonBeaufort 01High1,73115.5:1
846Orange Grove Charter SchoolCharlestonCharleston 01Elementary1,17015.5:1
847Laurel Hill PrimaryMt. PleasantCharleston 01Elementary69115.5:1
848Forestbrook MiddleMyrtle BeachHorry 01Middle81615.5:1
849Henry E. Bonner ElementaryMoncks CornerBerkeley 01Elementary80815.5:1
850Grassy Pond ElementaryGaffneyCherokee 01Elementary51915.5:1
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