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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Charleston County, South Carolina

39 public schools in Charleston County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Deer Park Middle leads the list at -43.9%, against a median of -13.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charleston County, South Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-43.9%

Median Enrollment change

-13.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	561	315	-43.9%
2	Chicora Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	562	316	-43.8%
3	Charleston Progressive	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	324	184	-43.2%
4	Mitchell Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	316	188	-40.5%
5	North Charleston Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	519	329	-36.6%
6	Wando High	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	3,997	2,588	-35.3%
7	St. James Santee Elementary-Middle	McClellanville, SC	Charleston 01	256	167	-34.8%
8	Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	354	244	-31.1%
9	Pepperhill Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	608	453	-25.5%
10	Drayton Hall Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	829	640	-22.8%
11	Laing Middle	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	1,258	986	-21.6%
12	Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	240	190	-20.8%
13	W. B. Goodwin Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	532	423	-20.5%
14	North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	500	399	-20.2%
15	Morningside Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	674	552	-18.1%
16	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Yonges Island, SC	Charleston 01	211	174	-17.5%
17	Charles Pinckney Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	767	644	-16.0%
18	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	468	393	-16.0%
19	Jennie Moore Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	1,157	993	-14.2%
20	Midland Park Primary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	414	357	-13.8%
21	Belle Hall Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	752	649	-13.7%
22	Northwoods Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	817	708	-13.3%
23	Haut Gap Middle	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	475	412	-13.3%
24	E.B. Ellington Elementary	Ravenel, SC	Charleston 01	418	366	-12.4%
25	Stono Park Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	371	337	-9.2%
26	Burke High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	372	342	-8.1%
27	Thomas C. Cario Middle	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	1,193	1,105	-7.4%
28	Hunley Park Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	522	487	-6.7%
29	Harbor View Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	653	621	-4.9%
30	St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	807	769	-4.7%
31	Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	528	513	-2.8%
32	James Simons Montessori	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	401	392	-2.2%
33	Pinehurst Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	775	758	-2.2%
34	Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	354	347	-2.0%
35	Oakland Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	566	556	-1.8%
36	Charleston School of the Arts	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	1,113	1,102	-1.0%
37	Springfield Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	682	679	-0.4%
38	Palmetto Scholars Academy	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	509	507	-0.4%
39	Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	370	369	-0.3%

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