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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Charleston County, South Carolina

18 public high schools in Charleston County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Lowcountry Acceleration Academy leads the list at 42.7:1, against a median of 15.4:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Charleston County, South Carolina

Top Students/teacher

42.7:1

Median Students/teacher

15.4:1

HIGHEST RATIO · CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Lowcountry Acceleration Academy	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	619	42.7:1
2	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	653	28.0:1
3	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	623	24.0:1
4	Wando High	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	High	2,588	17.9:1
5	Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	High	1,757	17.4:1
6	Academic Magnet High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	740	16.6:1
7	West Ashley High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	2,069	16.5:1
8	Charleston School of the Arts	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	1,102	16.0:1
9	R. B. Stall High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	2,135	15.5:1
10	James Island Charter High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	1,612	15.3:1
11	Palmetto Scholars Academy	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	507	14.5:1
12	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	573	11.9:1
13	St. Johns High	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	High	390	11.5:1
14	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	250	9.3:1
15	North Charleston High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	829	9.2:1
16	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood, SC	Charleston 01	High	507	9.0:1
17	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	393	8.7:1
18	Burke High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	342	5.6:1

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