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The highest-poverty public schools in South Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in South Carolina, drawn from 19 qualifying public schools. St. George Middle leads the list at 100%, against a median of 100% across the ranked schools.

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South Carolina

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

100%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	St. George Middle	St. George, SC	Dorchester 04	Middle	292	100%
2	Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle	Dorchester, SC	Dorchester 04	Middle	164	100%
3	J. K. Gourdin Elementary	Pineville, SC	Berkeley 01	Elementary	120	100%
4	Meeting Street Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	1,153	100%
5	East Elementary	Dillon, SC	Dillon 04	Elementary	433	100%
6	Stewart Heights Elementary	Dillon, SC	Dillon 04	Elementary	572	100%
7	Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 07	Elementary	369	100%
8	Holly Hill-Roberts Middle	Holly Hill, SC	Orangeburg	Middle	373	100%
9	Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Blackville, SC	Barnwell 48	Elementary	356	100%
10	Blackville-Hilda High	Blackville, SC	Barnwell 48	High	154	100%
11	Kelly Edwards Elementary	Williston, SC	Barnwell 48	Elementary	311	100%
12	Manning Primary	Manning, SC	Clarendon 06	Elementary	152	100%
13	Overbrook Child Development Center	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Elementary	532	89.8%
14	Williston-Elko Middle	Williston, SC	Barnwell 48	Middle	158	74.1%
15	Williston-Elko High	Williston, SC	Barnwell 48	High	198	61.6%
16	Berry Shoals Intermediate	Duncan, SC	Spartanburg 05	Middle	896	56.5%
17	Langston Charter Middle	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	470	6.4%
18	Legion Collegiate Academy	Rock Hill, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	602	3.7%
19	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	653	0.8%

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