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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in South Carolina

Across South Carolina, 137 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Ronald E. McNair Junior High leads the list at -46.9%, against a median of -12.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

137

South Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-46.9%

Median Enrollment change

-12.0%

FASTEST DECLINING · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Ronald E. McNair Junior High	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	518	275	-46.9%
2	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	561	315	-43.9%
3	Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	550	338	-38.5%
4	Pleasant Hill Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	1,186	750	-36.8%
5	Hemingway MB Lee Middle	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	207	131	-36.7%
6	Gregg Middle	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	1,262	810	-35.8%
7	Blenheim Middle School of Discovery	Blenheim, SC	Marlboro 01	569	367	-35.5%
8	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	367	243	-33.8%
9	Lee Central Middle	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	434	288	-33.6%
10	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	366	252	-31.1%
11	Henry L. Sneed Middle	Florence, SC	Florence 01	904	634	-29.9%
12	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	492	348	-29.3%
13	Johnakin Middle	Marion, SC	Marion 10	556	395	-29.0%
14	Latta Middle	Latta, SC	Dillon 03	487	349	-28.3%
15	River Oaks Middle	North Charleston, SC	Dorchester 02	1,015	728	-28.3%
16	Meadow Glen Middle	Lexington, SC	Lexington 01	1,081	778	-28.0%
17	Schofield Middle	Aiken, SC	Aiken 01	492	356	-27.6%
18	Bates Middle	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	653	481	-26.3%
19	Charles B. DuBose Middle	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	1,282	947	-26.1%
20	CrossRoads Intermediate	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	754	557	-26.1%
21	Johnsonville Middle	Johnsonville, SC	Florence 05	378	281	-25.7%
22	Colleton County Middle	Walterboro, SC	Colleton 01	1,249	931	-25.5%
23	M. B. Kennedy Middle	Aiken, SC	Aiken 01	847	643	-24.1%
24	Fairfield Middle	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	403	311	-22.8%
25	Hartsville Middle	Hartsville, SC	Darlington 01	1,036	801	-22.7%
26	Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island, SC	Beaufort 01	1,003	778	-22.4%
27	St. Stephen Middle	St. Stephen, SC	Berkeley 01	220	172	-21.8%
28	Alice Drive Middle	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	1,000	783	-21.7%
29	Laing Middle	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	1,258	986	-21.6%
30	Honea Path Middle	Honea Path, SC	Anderson 02	353	278	-21.2%
31	Waccamaw Intermediate	Pawleys Island, SC	Georgetown 01	526	415	-21.1%
32	South Middle	Lancaster, SC	Lancaster 01	556	439	-21.0%
33	Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	240	190	-20.8%
34	Waccamaw Middle	Pawleys Island, SC	Georgetown 01	412	329	-20.1%
35	Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle	Johnston, SC	Edgefield 01	492	394	-19.9%
36	Paul Knox Middle	North Augusta, SC	Aiken 01	709	573	-19.2%
37	North Augusta Middle	North Augusta, SC	Aiken 01	603	492	-18.4%
38	Laurens Middle	Laurens, SC	Laurens 55	457	373	-18.4%
39	Morningside Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	674	552	-18.1%
40	Pickens Middle	Pickens, SC	Pickens 01	690	566	-18.0%
41	Dutch Fork Middle	Irmo, SC	Lexington 05	1,065	876	-17.7%
42	Ware Shoals Elementary Middle	Ware Shoals, SC	Greenwood 51	289	238	-17.6%
43	Oakbrook Middle	Ladson, SC	Dorchester 02	1,039	861	-17.1%
44	Leavelle McCampbell Middle	Graniteville, SC	Aiken 01	648	540	-16.7%
45	McCants Middle	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	684	572	-16.4%
46	Sanders Middle	Laurens, SC	Laurens 55	297	250	-15.8%
47	Clinton Middle	Clinton, SC	Laurens 56	689	580	-15.8%
48	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	1,125	952	-15.4%
49	Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle	Warrenville, SC	Aiken 01	562	476	-15.3%
50	Dent Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,251	1,059	-15.3%

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