South Carolina · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best Student-Teacher Ratios in South Carolina
The 50 public schools in South Carolina with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.
- 5:1
- Best ratio
- 14.3:1
- State average
- 15.7:1
- National average
- 50
- Schools listed
The ranking in one line
Washington Center runs South Carolina's smallest classes at 5:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 14.3:1.
- 5:1
- smallest classes (Washington Center)
- 50
- listed schools below the state average
- 14.3:1
- South Carolina average
- 15.7:1
- national average
| # | School | Enrollment | Student:Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Center Greenville | 119 | 5:1 |
| 2 | Burke High Charleston | 342 | 6:1 |
| 3 | Gates School Mt. Pleasant | 109 | 6.4:1 |
| 4 | Bridgewater Academy Charter Myrtle Beach | 125 | 6.7:1 |
| 5 | Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg Spartanburg | 320 | 7.3:1 |
| 6 | Carver-Lyon Elementary Columbia | 417 | 7.4:1 |
| 7 | Beaufort Elementary Beaufort | 375 | 7.6:1 |
| 8 | Allegro Charter School of Music North Charleston | 250 | 7.6:1 |
| 9 | Midlands Arts Conservatory Columbia | 166 | 7.9:1 |
| 10 | Meeting Street Elementary North Charleston | 1,133 | 8.1:1 |
| 11 | Lady's Island Elementary Beaufort | 241 | 8.1:1 |
| 12 | Simmons Pinckney Middle Charleston | 190 | 8.1:1 |
| 13 | North Charleston Elementary North Charleston | 329 | 8.2:1 |
| 14 | A. C. Moore Elementary Columbia | 244 | 8.2:1 |
| 15 | Fairfield Middle Winnsboro | 311 | 8.4:1 |
| 16 | Mccormick High McCormick | 192 | 8.5:1 |
| 17 | Port Royal Elementary Port Royal | 179 | 8.5:1 |
| 18 | North Charleston High North Charleston | 829 | 8.7:1 |
| 19 | Nursery Road Elementary Columbia | 471 | 8.8:1 |
| 20 | Academy of Hope Charter Conway | 100 | 8.8:1 |
| 21 | Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy Columbia | 216 | 8.9:1 |
| 22 | Charleston Progressive Charleston | 184 | 8.9:1 |
| 23 | Seven Oaks Elementary Columbia | 522 | 9:1 |
| 24 | Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science Winnsboro | 188 | 9:1 |
| 25 | W. a. Perry Middle Columbia | 320 | 9.1:1 |
| 26 | Ronald E. Mcnair Jr. High Lake City | 275 | 9.1:1 |
| 27 | Lower Lee Elementary Mayesville | 128 | 9.2:1 |
| 28 | H. E. Corley Elementary Irmo | 557 | 9.3:1 |
| 29 | Whale Branch Elementary Seabrook | 409 | 9.3:1 |
| 30 | Sanders-Clyde Elementary Charleston | 369 | 9.3:1 |
| 31 | Mitchell Elementary Charleston | 188 | 9.3:1 |
| 32 | Summit Classical School Clinton | 112 | 9.3:1 |
| 33 | Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center Hilton Head Island | 301 | 9.4:1 |
| 34 | Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle Dorchester | 169 | 9.4:1 |
| 35 | North Vista Elementary Florence | 446 | 9.5:1 |
| 36 | Dutch Fork Elementary Irmo | 442 | 9.5:1 |
| 37 | E.B. Ellington Elementary Ravenel | 366 | 9.5:1 |
| 38 | Thornwell School for the Arts Hartsville | 188 | 9.5:1 |
| 39 | Spartanburg Preparatory School Spartanburg | 454 | 9.6:1 |
| 40 | Allendale-Fairfax Middle Fairfax | 196 | 9.6:1 |
| 41 | St. James Santee Elementary-Middle McClellanville | 167 | 9.6:1 |
| 42 | Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls | 159 | 9.6:1 |
| 43 | Chicora Elementary North Charleston | 316 | 9.7:1 |
| 44 | Hampton Elementary Hampton | 275 | 9.7:1 |
| 45 | Allendale Fairfax High Fairfax | 252 | 9.7:1 |
| 46 | Cherokee Charter School Gaffney | 633 | 9.8:1 |
| 47 | Scdjj Evaluation and Detention Center Columbia | 417 | 9.8:1 |
| 48 | Theodore Lester Elementary Florence | 362 | 9.8:1 |
| 49 | Green Charter School of the Lowcountry N Charleston | 301 | 9.8:1 |
| 50 | Broad River Elementary Beaufort | 467 | 9.9:1 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.