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

This ranking covers the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Charleston County, South Carolina, drawn from 76 qualifying public schools. Burke High leads the list at 5.6:1, against a median of 14.2:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charleston County, South Carolina

Best Students/teacher

5.6:1

Median Students/teacher

14.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Burke High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	342	5.6:1
2	Meeting Street Brentwood	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	806	7.4:1
3	Meeting Street Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	1,153	8.1:1
4	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	393	8.7:1
5	Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	513	8.9:1
6	Meeting Street at Burns	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	295	8.9:1
7	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood, SC	Charleston 01	High	507	9.0:1
8	North Charleston High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	829	9.2:1
9	Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	369	9.2:1
10	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	250	9.3:1
11	Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	244	9.3:1
12	Chicora Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	316	9.5:1
13	North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	399	10.5:1
14	Mt. Zion Elementary	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	295	10.6:1
15	Morningside Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	552	11.2:1
16	Midland Park Primary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	357	11.2:1
17	E.B. Ellington Elementary	Ravenel, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	366	11.2:1
18	St. Johns High	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	High	390	11.5:1
19	Pinehurst Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	758	11.5:1
20	Memminger Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	438	11.8:1
21	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	315	11.9:1
22	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	573	11.9:1
23	North Charleston Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	329	12.0:1
24	GREEN Charter School Lowcountry	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	301	12.0:1
25	Haut Gap Middle	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	412	12.5:1
26	Hunley Park Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	487	12.8:1
27	Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	569	12.9:1
28	Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	471	13.1:1
29	W. B. Goodwin Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	423	13.3:1
30	Pepperhill Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	453	13.4:1
31	Stono Park Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	337	13.5:1
32	Carolina Voyager Charter	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	402	13.6:1
33	C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	1,299	13.8:1
34	Springfield Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	679	13.9:1
35	Oakland Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	556	13.9:1
36	Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	618	13.9:1
37	Buist Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	521	14.1:1
38	James Island Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	580	14.2:1
39	Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	347	14.2:1
40	James Simons Montessori	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	392	14.2:1
41	Sullivan's Island Elementary	Sullivan's Island, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	497	14.2:1
42	East Cooper Montessori Charter	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	433	14.3:1
43	Ladson Elementary	Ladson, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	907	14.4:1
44	Northwoods Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	708	14.4:1
45	James B. Edwards Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	767	14.5:1
46	Palmetto Scholars Academy	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	507	14.5:1
47	Angel Oak Elementary	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	828	14.5:1
48	Harbor View Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	621	14.7:1
49	St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	769	14.9:1
50	A. C. Corcoran Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	743	15.0:1

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