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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in South Carolina

Across South Carolina, 1,189 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Charleston Development Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 29.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,189
South Carolina
Top % Black
100%
Median % Black
29.3%
MOST BLACK · SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Charleston Development AcademyCharleston, SCCharleston 01151100%(151)
2Denmark-Olar HighDenmark, SCBamberg 0318195.6%(173)
3Greeleyville STEAM AcademyGreeleyville, SCWilliamsburg 0122295.0%(211)
4Denmark-Olar ElementaryDenmark, SCBamberg 0323294.4%(219)
5Charleston ProgressiveCharleston, SCCharleston 0118494.0%(173)
6Estill ElementaryEstill, SCHampton19693.9%(184)
7Burke HighCharleston, SCCharleston 0134293.6%(320)
8Orangeburg High School for Health ProfessionsOrangeburg, SCLimestone Charters Association49293.5%(460)
9Simmons Pinckney MiddleCharleston, SCCharleston 0119093.2%(177)
10Lower Lee ElementaryMayesville, SCLee 0112893.0%(119)
11Main Street ElementaryLake City, SCFlorence 0331892.8%(295)
12C. A. Johnson HighColumbia, SCRichland 0134492.7%(319)
13Allendale-Fairfax HighFairfax, SCAllendale 0125292.5%(233)
14Dennis ElementaryBishopville, SCLee 0135992.2%(331)
15Denmark-Olar MiddleDenmark, SCBamberg 0314491.7%(132)
16Carolina School for InquiryColumbia, SCRichland 0111491.2%(104)
17C. E. Murray MiddleGreeleyville, SCWilliamsburg 0115791.1%(143)
18Orangeburg Wilkinson HighOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg99291.0%(903)
19Gadsden ElementaryGadsden, SCRichland 0113391.0%(121)
20Estill MiddleEstill, SCHampton15490.9%(140)
21A. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0135890.8%(325)
22North Vista ElementaryFlorence, SCFlorence 0144690.6%(404)
23Hemingway HighHemingway, SCWilliamsburg 0118990.5%(171)
24Mill Creek ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0135390.4%(319)
25W.J. Keenan HighColumbia, SCRichland 0167590.4%(610)
26W. A. Perry MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0132090.3%(289)
27Kingstree HighKingstree, SCWilliamsburg 0168190.2%(614)
28Heyward Gibbes MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 0125290.1%(227)
29Lee Central HighBishopville, SCLee 0140290.0%(362)
30Lake City Early Childhood CenterLake City, SCFlorence 0335789.4%(319)
31Marshall ElementaryOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg62589.1%(557)
32Minnie Hughes ElementaryYonges Island, SCCharleston 0117489.1%(155)
33Burton Pack ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0125589.0%(227)
34Whittaker ElementaryOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg32588.9%(289)
35Kingstree Middle MagnetKingstree, SCWilliamsburg 0134188.9%(303)
36Mitchell ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0118888.8%(167)
37Allendale-Fairfax MiddleFairfax, SCAllendale 0119688.8%(174)
38Willie Jeffries School of ExcellenceOrangeburg, SCCharter Institute at Erskine27488.7%(243)
39McCrorey-Liston School of TechnologyBlair, SCFairfield 0110688.7%(94)
40Robert E. Howard MiddleOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg39688.6%(351)
41Sanders-Clyde ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0136988.3%(326)
42Hyatt Park ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 0131788.3%(280)
43Scott's Branch HighSummerton, SCClarendon 0619788.3%(174)
44W.M. Anderson PrimaryKingstree, SCWilliamsburg 0136488.2%(321)
45Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and PerformGeorgetown, SCGeorgetown 0116387.7%(143)
46Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family CenterNorth Charleston, SCCharleston 0124487.7%(214)
47William J. Clark MiddleOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg58787.6%(514)
48Lee Central MiddleBishopville, SCLee 0128887.5%(252)
49Allendale-Fairfax ElementaryFairfax, SCAllendale 0140787.2%(355)
50Vance-Providence ElementaryVance, SCOrangeburg20987.1%(182)
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