Residents
5,296,225
all ages · ACS 5-yr
1,311 schools in South Carolina
46 counties · 244 cities · Public K-12
Across 46 counties and 244 cities, South Carolina runs 1,311 public K-12 schools. Greenville 01 is the heaviest district by enrollment with 78,776 students. The directory below covers the full set.
Students
805,588
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
1,311
public K-12
Counties
46
244 cities
South Carolina rankings
Schools
Test scores
Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 59.7% met or exceeded.Top 5 schools
- 99.0%
- 97.8%
- 95.7%
- 95.2%
- 94.1%
Lowest 5 schools
- 19.5%
- 21.6%
- 22.1%
- 24.0%
- 24.2%
Counties
Greenville County109 schools→Richland County104 schools→Charleston County98 schools→Spartanburg County88 schools→Lexington County76 schools→York County69 schools→Horry County60 schools→Anderson County57 schools→Berkeley County49 schools→Aiken County42 schools→Florence County39 schools→Beaufort County35 schools→Dorchester County35 schools→Orangeburg County34 schools→Pickens County27 schools→Sumter County27 schools→Lancaster County23 schools→Darlington County21 schools→Greenwood County21 schools→Georgetown County19 schools→Kershaw County18 schools→Laurens County18 schools→Cherokee County17 schools→Oconee County17 schools→Barnwell County16 schools→Chesterfield County16 schools→Newberry County14 schools→Clarendon County13 schools→Dillon County13 schools→Chester County12 schools→Edgefield County11 schools→Williamsburg County11 schools→Abbeville County10 schools→Hampton County10 schools→Jasper County10 schools→Marion County10 schools→Colleton County9 schools→Fairfield County9 schools→Lee County7 schools→Marlboro County7 schools→Union County7 schools→Bamberg County6 schools→Saluda County6 schools→Allendale County4 schools→McCormick County4 schools→Calhoun County3 schools→