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Most racially diverse South Carolina public schools

South Carolina public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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SOUTH CAROLINA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
851	Ware Shoals Primary	Ware Shoals	385	45.7%	71.7%(276)	14.0%(54)	5.7%(22)	1.0%(4)
852	Gray Collegiate Academy	West Columbia	935	45.7%	71.3%(667)	16.4%(153)	6.6%(62)	0.5%(5)
853	St. James Intermediate	Myrtle Beach	883	45.7%	72.1%(637)	6.5%(57)	11.8%(104)	3.1%(27)
854	Chapman High	Inman	1,057	45.6%	72.3%(764)	9.4%(99)	8.9%(94)	3.2%(34)
855	Hampton County High School	Varnville	617	45.5%	21.1%(130)	70.5%(435)	4.7%(29)	0.3%(2)
856	Cherryvale Elementary	Sumter	477	45.5%	18.4%(88)	71.1%(339)	7.3%(35)	1.3%(6)
857	Crestwood High	Sumter	1,105	45.5%	17.2%(190)	71.4%(789)	6.1%(67)	0.5%(6)
858	Wilder Elementary	Sumter	299	45.5%	21.1%(63)	70.6%(211)	4.0%(12)	0.3%(1)
859	Ninety Six High School	Ninety Six	423	45.4%	70.7%(299)	20.8%(88)	4.3%(18)	0.2%(1)
860	Lexington High	Lexington	2,536	45.4%	72.3%(1,834)	11.9%(303)	8.2%(208)	3.3%(84)
861	Southeast Middle	Hopkins	462	45.2%	7.4%(34)	72.1%(333)	13.6%(63)	0.2%(1)
862	J. L. Cain Elementary	Darlington	533	44.9%	16.5%(88)	71.9%(383)	3.4%(18)	0.0%(0)
863	Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Blackville	349	44.8%	11.5%(40)	72.8%(254)	7.2%(25)	2.6%(9)
864	SC Whitmore School	Columbia	431	44.6%	71.7%(309)	18.8%(81)	6.0%(26)	1.9%(8)
865	Cross High	Cross	273	44.6%	16.1%(44)	72.2%(197)	7.3%(20)	0.0%(0)
866	Carver-Lyon Elementary	Columbia	417	44.6%	7.7%(32)	72.4%(302)	14.9%(62)	0.5%(2)
867	Forest Heights Elementary	Columbia	435	44.2%	4.1%(18)	72.2%(314)	17.7%(77)	0.0%(0)
868	R. C. Edwards Middle	Central	835	44.2%	73.4%(613)	8.9%(74)	6.8%(57)	3.2%(27)
869	Palmetto High	Williamston	1,086	44.1%	72.5%(787)	6.1%(66)	16.9%(183)	0.2%(2)
870	Legion Collegiate Academy	Rock Hill	637	44.1%	73.3%(467)	12.1%(77)	6.9%(44)	2.5%(16)
871	Waccamaw Elementary	Pawleys Island	543	44.0%	72.9%(396)	14.7%(80)	6.5%(35)	0.9%(5)
872	St. James High	Murrells Inlet	1,826	44.0%	73.2%(1,337)	6.3%(116)	12.7%(231)	1.7%(31)
873	Gilbert High	Gilbert	1,138	43.9%	72.9%(830)	9.3%(106)	13.6%(155)	0.3%(3)
874	Riverside Middle	Pendleton	453	43.9%	73.1%(331)	13.9%(63)	7.3%(33)	0.4%(2)
875	Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry	Chester	355	43.9%	11.6%(41)	73.2%(260)	7.0%(25)	0.0%(0)
876	Flat Rock Elementary	Anderson	429	43.8%	73.4%(315)	9.3%(40)	9.1%(39)	0.2%(1)
877	Meeting Street at Burns	North Charleston	295	43.7%	2.4%(7)	71.5%(211)	22.4%(66)	0.0%(0)
878	Legion Collegiate Academy	Rock Hill	602	43.6%	73.6%	12.6%	5.7%	2.3%
879	Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Blackville	356	43.6%	14.0%	73.3%	6.5%	2.0%
880	James Island Charter High	Charleston	1,612	43.6%	72.9%(1,175)	17.1%(275)	5.7%(92)	0.9%(14)
881	Atlantic Collegiate Academy	Conway	502	43.5%	73.7%(370)	8.4%(42)	9.8%(49)	0.6%(3)
882	Walker-Gamble Elementary	New Zion	547	43.5%	71.8%(393)	21.4%(117)	5.5%(30)	0.4%(2)
883	Waterloo Elementary	Waterloo	254	43.4%	73.2%(186)	15.3%(39)	3.9%(10)	0.8%(2)
884	Pine Grove Elementary	Columbia	501	43.4%	7.4%(37)	73.7%(369)	11.0%(55)	1.6%(8)
885	East Clarendon Middle-High	Turbeville	722	43.4%	71.8%(518)	22.0%(159)	5.5%(40)	0.1%(1)
886	D. W. Daniel High	Central	1,222	43.3%	74.1%(905)	9.9%(121)	6.1%(74)	4.4%(54)
887	Pendleton High	Anderson	924	43.3%	73.4%(678)	15.4%(142)	4.4%(41)	1.4%(13)
888	Gateway Elementary	Travelers Rest	659	43.2%	73.8%(486)	12.0%(79)	7.9%(52)	0.3%(2)
889	Branchville High	Branchville	317	43.2%	71.9%(228)	22.1%(70)	0.6%(2)	1.3%(4)
890	Bethel Elementary	Clover	353	42.7%	74.5%(263)	5.1%(18)	8.8%(31)	4.3%(15)
891	Northwest Middle	Travelers Rest	783	42.7%	74.1%(580)	13.2%(103)	7.5%(59)	0.8%(6)
892	St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena	325	42.6%	7.1%(23)	74.2%(241)	12.3%(40)	0.0%(0)
893	St. Matthews K-8 School	St. Matthews	509	42.6%	14.9%(76)	73.7%(375)	9.6%(49)	0.4%(2)
894	Carvers Bay Early College and Career High	Hemingway	399	42.5%	25.3%(101)	71.4%(285)	1.8%(7)	0.0%(0)
895	Mary H. Wright Elementary	Spartanburg	451	42.5%	2.0%(9)	73.6%(332)	16.6%(75)	0.4%(2)
896	Academic Magnet High	North Charleston	740	42.5%	74.6%(552)	3.2%(24)	5.3%(39)	10.5%(78)
897	Belton Honea Path High	Honea Path	1,069	42.4%	74.1%(792)	14.3%(153)	5.6%(60)	0.2%(2)
898	St. James Elementary	Myrtle Beach	884	42.4%	74.5%(659)	4.9%(43)	11.1%(98)	1.7%(15)
899	Ralph Chandler Middle	Simpsonville	763	42.4%	74.4%(568)	10.5%(80)	9.3%(71)	0.4%(3)
900	La France Elementary	Pendleton	450	42.2%	74.7%(336)	10.2%(46)	6.4%(29)	0.7%(3)

Page 18 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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