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The largest public K-12 schools in South Carolina

This ranking covers the largest public K-12 schools in South Carolina, drawn from 7 qualifying public K-12 schools. Virtus Academy of South Carolina leads the list at 756, against a median of 417 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

South Carolina

Top Students

756

Median Students

417

LARGEST · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Virtus Academy of South Carolina	Florence, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Combined	756
2	Cherokee Charter Academy	Gaffney, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Combined	633
3	Clear Dot Charter School	Columbia, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Combined	474
4	SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Columbia, SC	Dept of Juvenile Justice	Combined	417
5	Washington Center	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Combined	119
6	Pendergrass Fairwold School	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Combined	46
7	Cedar Springs Academy	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	Combined	42

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