Every school district in South Carolina

South Carolina had 81 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 774,120 students between them; the largest, Greenville County Schools, enrolled 77,330. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 76 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · EDFacts 2021-22 · method

All 81 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Greenville County SchoolsGreenville County8677,330$12,37559% / 51%85%
Charleston County School DistrictCharleston County7849,755$16,63557% / 51%87%
Horry County SchoolsHorry County5548,662$13,22257% / 49%82%
Berkeley County School DistrictBerkeley County4538,345$12,81050% / 33%84%
Richland School District 2Richland County3228,841$14,02455% / 43%86%
Lexington County School District OneLexington County3026,608$13,59157% / 45%88%
Dorchester 02Dorchester County2525,928$11,21257% / 45%92%
Aiken 01Aiken County3922,382$11,96748% / 34%89%
Richland 01Richland County4721,814$18,99241% / 28%82%
Beaufort County School DistrictBeaufort County3221,050$17,23253% / 44%87%
Charter Institute at ErskineRichland County1920,495$20,06255% / 32%87%
Fort Mill School District 4York County2018,445$12,29075% / 67%96%
South Carolina Public Charter School DistrictRichland County3417,870$23,86358% / 42%72%
Lexington-Richland School District FiveRichland County2217,053$14,79960% / 45%89%
Pickens 01Pickens County2316,313$11,48556% / 45%85%
Rock Hill SchoolsYork County2416,034$14,18249% / 37%80%
Florence 1 SchoolsFlorence County2315,861$14,16251% / 35%93%
Lancaster 01Lancaster County2215,417$12,21652% / 45%83%
Sumter School DistrictSumter County2413,871$12,79537% / 21%77%
Anderson 05Anderson County1912,131$13,51553% / 46%79%
Spartanburg 02Spartanburg County1411,806$10,78561% / 53%91%
Spartanburg 06Spartanburg County1411,714$14,10945% / 38%84%
Kershaw County School DistrictKershaw County1611,135$11,75352% / 37%82%
Anderson School District OneAnderson County1410,886$10,98167% / 61%94%
Oconee 01Oconee County169,978$14,32352% / 44%83%
The other 56 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Orangeburg County School DistrictOrangeburg County259,588$16,57132% / 17%78%
Spartanburg District FiveSpartanburg County119,473$11,95058% / 50%86%
Clover School DistrictYork County109,038$13,69166% / 61%97%
Darlington County School DistrictDarlington County188,793$17,42041% / 33%89%
Greenwood School District 50Greenwood County138,477$13,53045% / 35%81%
Lexington School District TwoLexington County128,465$14,53540% / 32%74%
Georgetown County School DistrictGeorgetown County198,208$14,95144% / 30%86%
Cherokee County School DistrictCherokee County147,525$13,66842% / 27%80%
Spartanburg 07Spartanburg County97,255$18,37148% / 38%82%
Chesterfield County School DistrictChesterfield County166,872$13,18141% / 28%83%
Newberry 01Newberry County135,714$14,62545% / 38%85%
Spartanburg 01Spartanburg County105,364$11,97056% / 49%93%
Laurens 55Laurens County94,984$14,21638% / 25%81%
York School District 1York County84,946$14,17245% / 34%81%
Colleton County School DistrictColleton County84,539$14,94032% / 16%76%
Chester County School DistrictChester County114,523$14,92041% / 31%81%
Clarendon County School DistrictClarendon County94,216not comparablenot published86%
Marion County School DistrictMarion County93,633$15,41127% / 16%80%
Union 01Union County63,542$12,52639% / 25%80%
Lexington 04Lexington County73,474$13,67229% / 21%70%
Anderson 02Anderson County73,404$12,65958% / 53%89%
Marlboro 01Marlboro County73,380$15,40331% / 19%73%
Anderson School District 4Anderson County63,076$14,72465% / 58%85‑89%
Edgefield County School DistrictEdgefield County73,069$16,10744% / 29%80‑84%
Spartanburg School District 4Spartanburg County42,961$11,99553% / 51%75‑79%
Jasper 01Jasper County42,901not comparable26% / 15%65‑69%
Anderson 03Anderson County52,772$12,97660% / 48%90‑94%
Florence County School District ThreeFlorence County82,767$15,53736% / 22%72%
Spartanburg 03Spartanburg County52,748$14,63653% / 46%91%
Abbeville County School DistrictAbbeville County82,746$14,33157% / 53%89%
Williamsburg 01Williamsburg County92,716$21,58232% / 18%79%
Laurens County School District 56Laurens County62,707$15,61846% / 37%78%
Dillon School District FourDillon County52,634$11,85635% / 26%82%
Saluda County School DistrictSaluda County52,525$12,80840% / 39%85‑89%
Hampton County School DistrictHampton County92,272$16,41644% / 33%80‑84%
Fairfield County School DistrictFairfield County72,103$22,94944% / 30%80‑84%
Limestone Charters AssociationRichland County32,082not comparablenot published90‑94%
Barnwell 45Barnwell County41,997$15,34541% / 32%80‑84%
Lexington County School District 3Lexington County41,961$16,60243% / 32%85‑89%
Bamberg County School DistrictBamberg County61,817$18,483not published85‑89%
Dorchester School District FourDorchester County41,655$19,43442% / 26%90‑94%
Dillon District 3Dillon County31,492$10,76551% / 40%85‑89%
Calhoun 01Calhoun County31,465$16,03138% / 28%90‑94%
Greenwood 52Greenwood County41,359$13,39157% / 50%90‑94%
Lee 01Lee County51,275$17,55827% / 13%85‑89%
Florence 05Florence County31,143$14,23042% / 34%80‑84%
Florence County School District 2Florence County21,114$14,95540% / 32%70‑74%
Ware Shoals School District 51Greenwood County3888$14,80447% / 35%85‑89%
Allendale County SchoolsAllendale County3855$21,63930% / 22%65‑69%
McCormick County SchoolsMcCormick County3523$25,64130% / 13%70‑79%
Dept of Juvenile JusticeLexington County1417$27,84825‑29% / 6‑9%1% or less
Governor's School for Science and MathematicsDarlington County1296not comparablenot published95% or more
Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesGreenville County1235not comparable50% or more / not published95% or more
Dept Of Correction N04York County12172$70,164not published1% or less
Deaf & Blind SchoolSpartanburg County5159not comparable15‑19% / 10‑14%40‑59%
SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe SchoMcCormick County181not comparable50% or more / not published80% or more

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. South Carolina sets its own test standard, so compare these within South Carolina.

More lists for South Carolina

  1. 01Public schools in South Carolina

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  2. 02Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  4. 04Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    EDFacts 2022-23

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22

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