South Carolina: the counties with the highest student-to-teacher ratios

44 counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the highest county-wide student-to-teacher ratio. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 13.9:1.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Ratio
1	Clarendon County	SC	11	4,423	16.8:1
2	Marion County	SC	9	3,633	16.7:1
3	Dillon County	SC	11	6,156	16.6:1
4	Greenville County	SC	103	89,863	16.2:1
5	Berkeley County	SC	49	40,966	16.1:1
6	Horry County	SC	58	49,639	15.8:1
7	Anderson County	SC	55	34,806	15.5:1
8	Sumter County	SC	26	14,608	15.5:1
9	Dorchester County	SC	34	29,832	15.2:1
10	Aiken County	SC	41	24,280	15.0:1
11	Kershaw County	SC	17	11,247	15.0:1
12	Lancaster County	SC	22	15,417	14.8:1
13	Saluda County	SC	6	2,935	14.7:1
14	Pickens County	SC	26	16,866	14.6:1
15	Jasper County	SC	8	4,194	14.4:1
16	Orangeburg County	SC	30	11,507	14.4:1
17	Union County	SC	6	3,542	14.4:1
18	Cherokee County	SC	16	8,402	14.1:1
19	Lexington County	SC	74	64,555	14.1:1
20	Colleton County	SC	8	4,539	14.0:1
21	Florence County	SC	37	21,641	14.0:1
22	Hampton County	SC	9	2,272	13.9:1
23	Spartanburg County	SC	85	58,477	13.9:1
24	York County	SC	67	52,364	13.8:1
25	Charleston County	SC	92	55,933	13.7:1
26	Chesterfield County	SC	16	6,872	13.6:1
27	Darlington County	SC	20	9,482	13.6:1
28	Edgefield County	SC	10	3,862	13.3:1
29	Greenwood County	SC	20	10,771	13.3:1
30	Oconee County	SC	16	9,978	13.3:1
31	Richland County	SC	98	60,410	13.2:1
32	Barnwell County	SC	14	4,300	13.1:1
33	Chester County	SC	11	4,523	13.0:1
34	Newberry County	SC	13	5,714	12.9:1
35	Abbeville County	SC	9	2,905	12.6:1
36	Bamberg County	SC	6	1,817	12.5:1
37	Calhoun County	SC	3	1,465	12.5:1
38	Georgetown County	SC	19	8,208	12.4:1
39	Williamsburg County	SC	10	2,794	12.4:1
40	Marlboro County	SC	7	3,380	11.7:1
41	Beaufort County	SC	35	22,968	11.6:1
42	Laurens County	SC	18	8,681	11.6:1
43	Fairfield County	SC	8	2,409	11.2:1
44	Lee County	SC	7	1,485	9.2:1

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