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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in South Carolina

Across South Carolina, 610 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Burton Pack Elementary leads the list at -48.2%, against a median of -12.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

610

South Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-48.2%

Median Enrollment change

-12.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Burton Pack Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	492	255	-48.2%
2	Ronald E. McNair Junior High	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	518	275	-46.9%
3	Lake City High	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	900	492	-45.3%
4	Carolina Springs Elementary	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	800	438	-45.3%
5	Thornwell School for the Arts	Hartsville, SC	Darlington 01	343	188	-45.2%
6	Bennettsville Intermediate	Bennettsville, SC	Marlboro 01	439	244	-44.4%
7	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	561	315	-43.9%
8	Chicora Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	562	316	-43.8%
9	Charleston Progressive	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	324	184	-43.2%
10	Lower Lee Elementary	Mayesville, SC	Lee 01	224	128	-42.9%
11	Central Child Development Center	Rock Hill, SC	York 03	359	206	-42.6%
12	Arcadia Elementary	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 06	694	400	-42.4%
13	Savannah Grove Elementary	Effingham, SC	Florence 01	658	385	-41.5%
14	McCormick Elementary	McCormick, SC	McCormick 01	380	225	-40.8%
15	Mitchell Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	316	188	-40.5%
16	Hemingway Elementary	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	449	269	-40.1%
17	Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	550	338	-38.5%
18	Wilder Elementary	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	484	299	-38.2%
19	Kingsbury Elementary	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	829	514	-38.0%
20	Aiken Elementary	Aiken, SC	Aiken 01	817	508	-37.8%
21	Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology	Chester, SC	Chester 01	475	300	-36.8%
22	North Vista Elementary	Florence, SC	Florence 01	706	446	-36.8%
23	Pleasant Hill Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	1,186	750	-36.8%
24	Hemingway MB Lee Middle	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	207	131	-36.7%
25	Marion Intermediate	Marion, SC	Marion 10	616	390	-36.7%
26	North Charleston Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	519	329	-36.6%
27	Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	295	188	-36.3%
28	Gregg Middle	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	1,262	810	-35.8%
29	Blenheim Middle School of Discovery	Blenheim, SC	Marlboro 01	569	367	-35.5%
30	Wando High	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	3,997	2,588	-35.3%
31	Alice Drive Elementary	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	817	530	-35.1%
32	Lemira Elementary	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	525	342	-34.9%
33	St. James Santee Elementary-Middle	McClellanville, SC	Charleston 01	256	167	-34.8%
34	Saxe Gotha Elementary	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	758	499	-34.2%
35	Slater Marietta Elementary	Marietta, SC	Greenville 01	466	307	-34.1%
36	Lee Central High	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	610	402	-34.1%
37	Arden Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	327	216	-33.9%
38	Richmond Drive Elementary	Rock Hill, SC	York 03	706	467	-33.9%
39	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	367	243	-33.8%
40	Hemingway High	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	285	189	-33.7%
41	Lee Central Middle	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	434	288	-33.6%
42	E. P. Todd School	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 07	838	559	-33.3%
43	Calhoun Academy of the Arts	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	635	424	-33.2%
44	Laurens Elementary	Laurens, SC	Laurens 55	694	465	-33.0%
45	Hyatt Park Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	471	317	-32.7%
46	Brockington Elementary	Darlington, SC	Darlington 01	449	303	-32.5%
47	Gordon Elementary	Dillon, SC	Dillon 04	520	351	-32.5%
48	Seaside Elementary	Garden City, SC	Horry 01	590	398	-32.5%
49	Mount Holly Elementary	Goose Creek, SC	Berkeley 01	808	548	-32.2%
50	Lakeview Elementary	Greenwood, SC	Greenwood 50	625	426	-31.8%

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