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The smallest public high schools in South Carolina

This ranking covers the smallest public high schools in South Carolina, drawn from 241 qualifying public high schools. SC School for the Blind High leads the list at 23, against a median of 792 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

241

South Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

792

SMALLEST · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	SC School for the Blind High	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	High	23
2	Broad River High	Columbia, SC	Dept Of Correction N04	High	28
3	SC School for the Deaf High	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	High	31
4	Kirkland High	Columbia, SC	Dept Of Correction N04	High	42
5	Turbeville High	Turbeville, SC	Dept Of Correction N04	High	55
6	Anderson Five Charter School	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	High	61
7	Greg Mathis Charter High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	71
8	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
9	Richland One Charter Middle College	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	High	106
10	Midlands Middle College	West Columbia, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	115
11	Berkeley County Middle College High	Charleston, SC	Berkeley 01	High	117
12	Blackville-Hilda High	Blackville, SC	Barnwell	High	140
13	Blackville-Hilda High	Blackville, SC	Barnwell 48	High	154
14	Calhoun Falls Charter School	Calhoun Falls, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	High	159
15	Learn4Life High School-Charleston	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	169
16	Aiken Scholars Academy	Aiken, SC	Aiken 01	High	176
17	Denmark-Olar High	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	High	181
18	Hemingway High	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	High	189
19	McCormick High	McCormick, SC	McCormick 01	High	192
20	Williston-Elko High	Williston, SC	Barnwell	High	192
21	Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Conway, SC	Horry 01	High	195
22	Scott's Branch High	Summerton, SC	Clarendon 06	High	197
23	Williston-Elko High	Williston, SC	Barnwell 48	High	198
24	Coastal High School	Myrtle Beach, SC	Limestone Charters Association	High	198
25	HCS Scholars Academy High	Conway, SC	Horry 01	High	209
26	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Neeses, SC	Orangeburg	High	220
27	North Middle/High	North, SC	Orangeburg	High	227
28	SC Governor's School for Arts and Humanities	Greenville, SC	Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	High	235
29	Wagener-Salley High	Wagener, SC	Aiken 01	High	245
30	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	250
31	Allendale-Fairfax High	Fairfax, SC	Allendale 01	High	252
32	Whitmire Community School (High)	Whitmire, SC	Newberry 01	High	264
33	Ware Shoals High	Ware Shoals, SC	Greenwood 51	High	265
34	Lamar High	Lamar, SC	Darlington 01	High	268
35	Cross High	Cross, SC	Berkeley 01	High	273
36	Swansea High Freshman Academy	Swansea, SC	Lexington 04	High	274
37	Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy	Myrtle Beach, SC	SC Public Charter School District	High	277
38	SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Hartsville, SC	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	High	296
39	Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Darlington, SC	Darlington 01	High	309
40	Branchville High	Branchville, SC	Orangeburg	High	317
41	Johnsonville High	Johnsonville, SC	Florence 05	High	325
42	Hannah Pamplico High School	Pamplico, SC	Florence 02	High	332
43	Burke High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	High	342
44	C. A. Johnson High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	High	344
45	Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Rowesville, SC	Orangeburg	High	349
46	HCS Early College High	Conway, SC	Horry 01	High	360
47	Great Falls High	Great Falls, SC	Chester 01	High	375
48	Bamberg-Ehrhardt High	Bamberg, SC	Bamberg 03	High	383
49	J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	High	385
50	Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	High	390

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