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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in South Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in South Carolina, drawn from 9 qualifying public elementary schools. J. K. Gourdin Elementary leads the list at 100%, against a median of 100% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

South Carolina

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

100%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	J. K. Gourdin Elementary	Pineville, SC	Berkeley 01	Elementary	120	100%
2	Meeting Street Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	1,153	100%
3	East Elementary	Dillon, SC	Dillon 04	Elementary	433	100%
4	Stewart Heights Elementary	Dillon, SC	Dillon 04	Elementary	572	100%
5	Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 07	Elementary	369	100%
6	Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Blackville, SC	Barnwell 48	Elementary	356	100%
7	Kelly Edwards Elementary	Williston, SC	Barnwell 48	Elementary	311	100%
8	Manning Primary	Manning, SC	Clarendon 06	Elementary	152	100%
9	Overbrook Child Development Center	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Elementary	532	89.8%

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