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

Across Richland County, South Carolina, 16 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. W. G. Sanders Middle leads the list at 9.3:1, against a median of 12.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richland County, South Carolina

Best Students/teacher

9.3:1

Median Students/teacher

12.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	503	9.3:1
2	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Columbia, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	216	9.4:1
3	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	252	9.9:1
4	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	320	10.0:1
5	St. Andrews Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	627	10.8:1
6	Hopkins Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	Middle	458	11.2:1
7	Southeast Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	Middle	462	11.3:1
8	Hand Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	755	12.4:1
9	Alcorn Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	381	12.5:1
10	Dent Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	Middle	1,059	12.8:1
11	Dutch Fork Middle	Irmo, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	876	12.9:1
12	Kelly Mill Middle	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	Middle	979	13.6:1
13	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	952	14.0:1
14	Longleaf Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	Middle	796	14.3:1
15	Chapin Middle	Chapin, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	1,007	14.9:1
16	Blythewood Middle	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	Middle	872	16.3:1

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