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

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in South Carolina, drawn from 241 qualifying public middle schools. Whale Branch Middle leads the list at 7.6:1, against a median of 13.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

241

South Carolina

Best Students/teacher

7.6:1

Median Students/teacher

13.9:1

LOWEST RATIO · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	Middle	243	7.6:1
2	Sanders Middle	Laurens, SC	Laurens 55	Middle	250	8.3:1
3	Fairfield Middle	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	Middle	311	8.6:1
4	Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	Middle	338	8.9:1
5	Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	513	8.9:1
6	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	Middle	348	9.2:1
7	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	503	9.3:1
8	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Columbia, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	216	9.4:1
9	Blenheim Middle School of Discovery	Blenheim, SC	Marlboro 01	Middle	367	9.7:1
10	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	252	9.9:1
11	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	320	10.0:1
12	Hampton Elementary	Hampton, SC	Hampton	Middle	275	10.1:1
13	Carver Middle	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 07	Middle	633	10.2:1
14	Lee Central Middle	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	Middle	288	10.3:1
15	Wright Middle	Abbeville, SC	Abbeville 60	Middle	323	10.4:1
16	St. Andrews Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Middle	627	10.8:1
17	Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy	Hemingway, SC	Georgetown 01	Middle	259	10.9:1
18	CrossRoads Intermediate	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	557	10.9:1
19	Sims Middle	Union, SC	Union 01	Middle	606	10.9:1
20	Morningside Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	552	11.2:1
21	Hopkins Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	Middle	458	11.2:1
22	R. H. Fulmer Middle	West Columbia, SC	Lexington 02	Middle	526	11.2:1
23	D. R. Hill Middle	Lyman, SC	Spartanburg 05	Middle	562	11.2:1
24	Southeast Middle	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	Middle	462	11.3:1
25	St. George Middle	St. George, SC	Dorchester 04	Middle	292	11.3:1
26	Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island, SC	Beaufort 01	Middle	778	11.3:1
27	Laurens Middle	Laurens, SC	Laurens 55	Middle	373	11.3:1
28	Kingstree Middle Magnet	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	Middle	341	11.4:1
29	Pelion Middle	Pelion, SC	Lexington 01	Middle	513	11.4:1
30	Irmo Middle	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	Middle	992	11.4:1
31	Brewer Middle	Greenwood, SC	Greenwood 50	Middle	600	11.4:1
32	Beech Springs Middle	Duncan, SC	Spartanburg 05	Middle	584	11.4:1
33	Clinton Middle	Clinton, SC	Laurens 56	Middle	580	11.5:1
34	South Middle	Lancaster, SC	Lancaster 01	Middle	439	11.5:1
35	Honea Path Middle	Honea Path, SC	Anderson 02	Middle	278	11.6:1
36	Williams Middle	Florence, SC	Florence 01	Middle	792	11.7:1
37	Blacksburg Middle	Blacksburg, SC	Cherokee 01	Middle	363	11.7:1
38	McCracken Middle	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg 07	Middle	937	11.8:1
39	Springfield Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	710	11.8:1
40	Lakeview Middle	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Middle	723	11.8:1
41	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	315	11.9:1
42	Southwood Academy for the Arts	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	Middle	409	11.9:1
43	Woodland Middle School	Dorchester, SC	Dorchester 04	Middle	455	12.0:1
44	John E. Ewing Middle	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	Middle	380	12.1:1
45	Landrum Middle	Landrum, SC	Spartanburg 01	Middle	218	12.1:1
46	Newberry Middle	Newberry, SC	Newberry 01	Middle	629	12.1:1
47	Fort Mill Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	620	12.2:1
48	Henry L. Sneed Middle	Florence, SC	Florence 01	Middle	634	12.2:1
49	Pine Ridge Middle	West Columbia, SC	Lexington 02	Middle	379	12.2:1
50	Banks Trail Middle	Fort Mill, SC	York 04	Middle	638	12.3:1

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