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The smallest public schools in South Carolina

1,213 public schools in South Carolina appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). SC School for the Blind Elementary/Middle leads the list at 22, against a median of 548 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,213

South Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

548

SMALLEST · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	SC School for the Blind Elementary/Middle	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	Elementary	22
2	SC School for the Blind High	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	High	23
3	Broad River High	Columbia, SC	Dept Of Correction N04	High	28
4	SC School for the Deaf High	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	High	31
5	Sea Islands Heritage Academy	Beaufort, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	38
6	SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	Elementary	41
7	Kirkland High	Columbia, SC	Dept Of Correction N04	High	42
8	Cedar Springs Academy	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	Combined	42
9	Pendergrass Fairwold School	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Combined	46
10	Turbeville High	Turbeville, SC	Dept Of Correction N04	High	55
11	Summit Academy	Pickens, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Middle	59
12	Anderson Five Charter School	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	High	61
13	The Palmetto School	Rock Hill, SC	York 03	Elementary	63
14	Greg Mathis Charter High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	71
15	Rosenwald Elementary	Society Hill, SC	Darlington 01	Elementary	71
16	Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School	Georgetown, SC	Georgetown 01	Elementary	78
17	C. E. Murray Elementary	Greeleyville, SC	Williamsburg 01	Elementary	78
18	Movement School Bridge View	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	79
19	Summit Classical School	Clinton, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Elementary	80
20	SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe	McCormick, SC	SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe Scho	High	81
21	Heartwood Community School	Ridegland, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	87
22	Jane Edwards Elementary	Edisto Island, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	92
23	Meyer Center for Special Children	Greenville, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	92
24	West Lee Elementary	Rembert, SC	Lee 01	Elementary	98
25	Academy of Hope Charter	Conway, SC	Horry 01	Elementary	100
26	McCrorey-Liston School of Technology	Blair, SC	Fairfield 01	Elementary	106
27	McCormick Middle	McCormick, SC	McCormick 01	Middle	106
28	Richland One Charter Middle College	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	High	106
29	The Montessori School of Camden	Camden, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Elementary	112
30	Carolina School for Inquiry	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Elementary	114
31	Midlands Middle College	West Columbia, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	115
32	Berkeley County Middle College High	Charleston, SC	Berkeley 01	High	117
33	Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy	Trenton, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	118
34	John C. Calhoun Elementary	Calhoun Falls, SC	Abbeville 60	Elementary	119
35	Washington Center	Greenville, SC	Greenville 01	Combined	119
36	J. K. Gourdin Elementary	Pineville, SC	Berkeley 01	Elementary	120
37	Bridgewater Academy Charter	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Elementary	125
38	Rafting Creek Elementary	Rembert, SC	Sumter 01	Elementary	125
39	Lower Lee Elementary	Mayesville, SC	Lee 01	Elementary	128
40	Hemingway MB Lee Middle	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	Middle	131
41	Gadsden Elementary	Gadsden, SC	Richland 01	Elementary	133
42	M. S. Bailey Child Development Center	Clinton, SC	Laurens 56	Elementary	139
43	Fennell Elementary	Yemassee, SC	Hampton	Elementary	140
44	Blackville-Hilda High	Blackville, SC	Barnwell	High	140
45	Mellichamp Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	Elementary	144
46	Denmark-Olar Middle	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	Middle	144
47	Scott's Branch Middle	Summerton, SC	Clarendon 06	Middle	145
48	Discovery Charter of Lancaster	Lancaster, SC	Lancaster 01	Elementary	146
49	Williston-Elko Middle	Williston, SC	Barnwell	Middle	149
50	Reuben Elementary	Newberry, SC	Newberry 01	Elementary	150

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