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

215 public high schools in 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 15.8:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

215

South Carolina

Top Students/teacher

42.7:1

Median Students/teacher

15.8:1

HIGHEST RATIO · 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	South Carolina Preparatory Academy	Anderson, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	391	37.2:1
3	Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy	Myrtle Beach, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	277	34.6:1
4	Atlantic Collegiate Academy	Conway, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	502	31.4:1
5	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	653	28.0:1
6	Gray Collegiate Academy	West Columbia, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	935	24.9:1
7	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	623	24.0:1
8	Legion Collegiate Academy	Rock Hill, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	602	21.7:1
9	Union County High	Union, SC	Union 01	High	1,024	21.3:1
10	Legion Collegiate Academy	Rock Hill, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	637	20.6:1
11	Manning High	Manning, SC	Clarendon 06	High	741	19.6:1
12	Boiling Springs High	Boiling Springs, SC	Spartanburg 02	High	2,772	19.6:1
13	Riverside High	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,846	19.6:1
14	Crestwood High	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	High	1,105	19.4:1
15	Mauldin High	Mauldin, SC	Greenville 01	High	2,133	19.4:1
16	Eastside High	Taylors, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,490	19.4:1
17	Carolina Forest High	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	High	3,176	19.3:1
18	Travelers Rest High	Travelers Rest, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,277	19.2:1
19	Hillcrest High	Simpsonville, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,894	19.1:1
20	James F. Byrnes High	Duncan, SC	Spartanburg 05	High	2,391	19.1:1
21	Summerville High	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	High	3,361	19.1:1
22	Woodmont High	Piedmont, SC	Greenville 01	High	2,151	19.0:1
23	East Clarendon Middle-High	Turbeville, SC	Clarendon 06	High	722	19.0:1
24	Orangeburg High School for Health Professions	Orangeburg, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	492	18.9:1
25	Mountain View Preparatory	Spartanburg, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	452	18.8:1
26	Fountain Inn High	Fountain Inn, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,551	18.8:1
27	J. L. Mann High Academy	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	High	2,013	18.6:1
28	Powdersville High	Greenville, SC	Anderson 01	High	1,024	18.6:1
29	Ashley Ridge High	Summerville, SC	Dorchester 02	High	2,599	18.6:1
30	Blue Ridge High	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,062	18.4:1
31	Wade Hampton High	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,790	18.4:1
32	North Myrtle Beach High	Little River, SC	Horry 01	High	1,673	18.4:1
33	Palmetto High	Williamston, SC	Anderson 01	High	1,086	18.3:1
34	Berkeley High	Moncks Corner, SC	Berkeley 01	High	2,047	18.3:1
35	T. L. Hanna High	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	High	1,899	18.3:1
36	Socastee High	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	High	1,720	18.1:1
37	Greer Middle College Charter High	Taylors, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	535	18.1:1
38	Myrtle Beach High	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	High	1,510	18.1:1
39	Lugoff-Elgin High	Lugoff, SC	Kershaw 01	High	1,759	18.0:1
40	Aynor High	Aynor, SC	Horry 01	High	901	18.0:1
41	Seneca High	Seneca, SC	Oconee 01	High	1,051	18.0:1
42	Mullins High	Mullins, SC	Marion 10	High	557	18.0:1
43	Wren High	Piedmont, SC	Anderson 01	High	1,252	17.9:1
44	Marion High	Marion, SC	Marion 10	High	572	17.9:1
45	Greenwood High	Greenwood, SC	Greenwood 50	High	1,724	17.9:1
46	Wando High	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	High	2,588	17.9:1
47	Greer High	Greer, SC	Greenville 01	High	1,397	17.8:1
48	Easley High	Easley, SC	Pickens 01	High	1,862	17.8:1
49	Spring Valley High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	High	2,230	17.8:1
50	Crescent High	Iva, SC	Anderson 03	High	819	17.8:1

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