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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
51Heyward Gibbes MiddleColumbiaRichland 01Middle2529.9:1
52GREEN Charter School MidlandsIrmoSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary2589.9:1
53Hilton Head Island School for the Creative ArtsHilton Head IslandBeaufort 01Elementary4969.9:1
54Mevers School of ExcellenceGoose CreekCharter Institute at ErskineElementary77210.0:1
55Dennis ElementaryBishopvilleLee 01Elementary35910.0:1
56W. A. Perry MiddleColumbiaRichland 01Middle32010.0:1
57Hampton ElementaryHamptonHamptonMiddle27510.1:1
58Ford ElementaryLaurensLaurens 55Elementary42310.1:1
59Douglas ElementaryTrentonEdgefield 01Elementary21510.1:1
60H. E. Corley ElementaryIrmoLexington 05Elementary55710.1:1
61Broad River ElementaryBeaufortBeaufort 01Elementary46710.2:1
62River Springs ElementaryIrmoLexington 05Elementary41610.2:1
63Goucher Charter AcademyGaffneyLimestone Charters AssociationElementary24410.2:1
64Webber SchoolEastoverRichland 01Elementary20910.2:1
65Carver MiddleSpartanburgSpartanburg 07Middle63310.2:1
66McCormick ElementaryMcCormickMcCormick 01Elementary22510.2:1
67Meeting Street Academy-SpartanburgSpartanburgSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary30610.3:1
68Lee Central MiddleBishopvilleLee 01Middle28810.3:1
69North Mullins PrimaryMullinsMarion 10Elementary37210.3:1
70Laurens ElementaryLaurensLaurens 55Elementary46510.4:1
71Wright MiddleAbbevilleAbbeville 60Middle32310.4:1
72Bluffton ElementaryBlufftonBeaufort 01Elementary70910.4:1
73Wallace Gregg ElementaryFlorenceFlorence 01Elementary28310.5:1
74North Charleston Creative Arts ElementaryNorth CharlestonCharleston 01Elementary39910.5:1
75Gray Court-Owings Elementary/MiddleGray CourtLaurens 55Elementary71510.5:1
76James M. Brown ElementaryWalhallaOconee 01Elementary55810.5:1
77Spartanburg Six Child Development CenterSpartanburgSpartanburg 06Elementary30710.6:1
78Mt. Zion ElementaryJohns IslandCharleston 01Elementary29510.6:1
79A. C. Moore ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary24410.6:1
80Larne ElementaryCloverYork 02Elementary57410.6:1
81Westminster ElementaryWestminsterOconee 01Elementary38510.7:1
82Andrews HighAndrewsGeorgetown 01High47110.7:1
83Great Falls HighGreat FallsChester 01High37510.7:1
84Leaphart ElementaryColumbiaLexington 05Elementary48310.7:1
85Gallman ElementaryNewberryNewberry 01Elementary40810.7:1
86McDonald ElementaryGeorgetownGeorgetown 01Elementary38910.8:1
87Logan ElementaryColumbiaRichland 01Elementary23710.8:1
88Red Cedar ElementaryBlufftonBeaufort 01Elementary63610.8:1
89Lakeview ElementaryGreenwoodGreenwood 50Elementary42610.8:1
90St. Andrews MiddleColumbiaRichland 01Middle62710.8:1
91Bennettsville IntermediateBennettsvilleMarlboro 01Elementary24410.8:1
92Bethel ElementaryCloverYork 02Elementary35310.9:1
93Keowee ElementarySenecaOconee 01Elementary30510.9:1
94Carvers Bay Middle STEAM AcademyHemingwayGeorgetown 01Middle25910.9:1
95Sims MiddleUnionUnion 01Middle60610.9:1
96CrossRoads IntermediateColumbiaLexington 05Middle55710.9:1
97Ascent Classical Academy-Fort MillRock HillCharter Institute at ErskineCombined23510.9:1
98Joseph Keels ElementaryColumbiaRichland 02Elementary46510.9:1
99Jackson Creek ElementaryColumbiaRichland 02Elementary55110.9:1
100Coastal Montessori CharterPawleys IslandGeorgetown 01Elementary24211.0:1
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