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South Carolina: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

13 counties

South Carolina public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Berkeley CountySC4940,966120100%
2Clarendon CountySC114,423152100%
3Dillon CountySC116,1561,005100%
4Dorchester CountySC3429,832456100%
5Orangeburg CountySC3011,507373100%
6Williamsburg CountySC102,79478100%
7Barnwell CountySC144,3001,06090.1%
8Anderson CountySC5534,80648269.7%
9Spartanburg CountySC8558,47787569.2%
10Charleston CountySC9255,9331,15864.1%
11Greenville CountySC10389,86350850.7%
12Laurens CountySC188,6812126.3%
13York CountySC6752,364223.7%

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