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The most racially diverse public K-12 schools in South Carolina

Across South Carolina, 4 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Virtus Academy of South Carolina leads the list at 61.7%, against a median of 43.6% 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 Diversity index

61.7%

Median Diversity index

43.6%

MOST DIVERSE · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Virtus Academy of South Carolina	Florence, SC	756	61.7%	49.1%(371)	36.5%(276)	6.2%(47)	0.4%(3)
2	Cherokee Charter Academy	Gaffney, SC	633	49.0%	68.4%(433)	18.3%(116)	8.8%(56)	0.8%(5)
3	SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Columbia, SC	417	38.3%	19.7%(82)	75.8%(316)	3.6%(15)	0.0%(0)
4	Clear Dot Charter School	Columbia, SC	474	33.1%	11.6%(55)	80.8%(383)	3.2%(15)	0.2%(1)

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