South Carolina · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in South Carolina

Schools in South Carolina ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Turbeville High tops the list: its district, Dept of Correction N04, spends $70,164 per student, against a South Carolina average of $15,911.

$70,164
per-student spend in Dept of Correction N04: $15,911
South Carolina average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Turbeville HighTurbeville · high	Dept of Correction N04	55	$70,164
2	Scdjj Evaluation and Detention CenterColumbia · other	Dept of Juvenile Justice	417	$27,848
3	Mccormick ElementaryMccormick · other	Mccormick 01	225	$25,641
4	Mccormick HighMccormick · high	Mccormick 01	192	$25,641
5	Mccormick MiddleMccormick · middle	Mccormick 01	106	$25,641
6	York Preparatory AcademyRock Hill · other	Sc Public Charter School District	1,672	$23,863
7	Legacy Early CollegeGreenville · other	Sc Public Charter School District	1,592	$23,863
8	Bridges Preparatory SchoolBeaufort · other	Sc Public Charter School District	1,472	$23,863
9	High Point AcademySpartanburg · other	Sc Public Charter School District	1,208	$23,863
10	Green Charter SchoolGreenville · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	998	$23,863
11	Riverwalk AcademyRock Hill · other	Sc Public Charter School District	755	$23,863
12	Liberty Steam Charter SchoolSumter · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	730	$23,863
13	East Point Academyother	Sc Public Charter School District	724	$23,863
14	Fox Creek HighNorth Augusta · high	Sc Public Charter School District	672	$23,863
15	Lowcountry Acceleration AcademyN Charleston · high	Sc Public Charter School District	619	$23,863
16	Greer Middle College Charter HighTaylors · high	Sc Public Charter School District	535	$23,863
17	Greenville Technical Charter High SchoolGreenville · high	Sc Public Charter School District	530	$23,863
18	Palmetto Scholars AcademyNorth Charleston · other	Sc Public Charter School District	507	$23,863
19	Spartanburg Preparatory SchoolSpartanburg · other	Sc Public Charter School District	454	$23,863
20	Sc Whitmore SchoolColumbia · high	Sc Public Charter School District	431	$23,863
21	Charleston Advancement Academy High SchoolCharleston · high	Sc Public Charter School District	424	$23,863
22	Green Charter School of SpartanburgSpartanburg · other	Sc Public Charter School District	412	$23,863
23	Lowcountry Montessori SchoolBeaufort · other	Sc Public Charter School District	408	$23,863
24	Lead AcademyGreenville · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	403	$23,863
25	Butler AcademyHartsville · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	393	$23,863
26	Green Upstate High SchoolSimpsonville · high	Sc Public Charter School District	390	$23,863
27	Tall Pines Stem AcademyAiken · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	382	$23,863
28	Green Charter School of the LowcountryN Charleston · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	301	$23,863
29	Polaris Tech Charter SchoolRidgeland · other	Sc Public Charter School District	300	$23,863
30	Youth Leadership AcademyPickens · middle	Sc Public Charter School District	290	$23,863
31	Felton Laboratory Charter SchoolOrangeburg · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	279	$23,863
32	Green Charter School of the MidlandsIrmo · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	258	$23,863
33	East Link AcademySuite 200 · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	241	$23,863
34	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence AcademyColumbia · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	216	$23,863
35	Pee Dee Math Sci & TechBishopville · other	Sc Public Charter School District	205	$23,863
36	Lakes and Bridges Charter SchoolEasley · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	204	$23,863
37	Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter SchoolMcclellanville · other	Sc Public Charter School District	181	$23,863
38	Learn4life High School-CharlestonN Charleston · high	Sc Public Charter School District	169	$23,863
39	Midlands Arts ConservatoryColumbia · other	Sc Public Charter School District	166	$23,863
40	Compass Collegiate AcademyCharleston · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	155	$23,863
41	Bettis Preparatory Leadership AcademyTrenton · elementary	Sc Public Charter School District	118	$23,863
42	Midlands Middle CollegeWest Columbia · high	Sc Public Charter School District	115	$23,863
43	Meyer Center for Special ChildrenGreenville · other	Sc Public Charter School District	92	$23,863
44	Fairfield Central HighWinnsboro · high	Fairfield 01	619	$22,949
45	Fairfield ElementaryWinnsboro · other	Fairfield 01	418	$22,949
46	Fairfield MiddleWinnsboro · middle	Fairfield 01	311	$22,949
47	Geiger ElementaryRidgeway · other	Fairfield 01	262	$22,949
48	Kelly Miller ElementaryWinnsboro · other	Fairfield 01	199	$22,949
49	Fairfield Magnet for Math and ScienceWinnsboro · other	Fairfield 01	188	$22,949
50	Mccrorey-Liston School of TechnologyBlair · other	Fairfield 01	106	$22,949
51	Allendale-Fairfax ElementaryFairfax · other	Allendale 01	407	$21,639
52	Allendale Fairfax HighFairfax · high	Allendale 01	252	$21,639
53	Allendale-Fairfax MiddleFairfax · middle	Allendale 01	196	$21,639
54	Kingstree HighKingstree · high	Williamsburg 01	681	$21,582
55	W.M. Anderson PrimaryKingstree · other	Williamsburg 01	364	$21,582
56	Kenneth Gardner ElementaryKingstree · elementary	Williamsburg 01	362	$21,582
57	Kingstree Middle MagnetKingstree · middle	Williamsburg 01	341	$21,582
58	Hemingway ElementaryHemingway · other	Williamsburg 01	269	$21,582
59	Greeleyville PrimaryGreeleyville · other	Williamsburg 01	222	$21,582
60	Hemingway HighHemingway · high	Williamsburg 01	189	$21,582
61	C. E. Murray MiddleGreeleyville · middle	Williamsburg 01	157	$21,582
62	Hemingway Mb Lee MiddleHemingway · middle	Williamsburg 01	131	$21,582
63	C. E. Murray ElementaryGreeleyville · elementary	Williamsburg 01	114	$21,582
64	Sc Connections AcademyColumbia · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	6,152	$20,062
65	Cyber Academy of South CarolinaGreenville · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	3,280	$20,062
66	South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolWest Columbia · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	2,180	$20,062
67	Gray Collegiate AcademyWest Columbia · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	935	$20,062
68	Mevers School of ExcellenceGoose Creek · elementary	Charter Institute at Erskine	772	$20,062
69	Berkeley Preparatory AcademySummerville · elementary	Charter Institute at Erskine	764	$20,062
70	Virtus Academy of South CarolinaFlorence · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	756	$20,062
71	Lowcountry Connection AcademySummerville · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	743	$20,062
72	Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter SchHardeeville · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	688	$20,062
73	Oceanside Collegiate AcademyMount Pleasant · high	Charter Institute at Erskine	651	$20,062
74	Cherokee Charter SchoolGaffney · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	633	$20,062
75	Legion Collegiate AcademyRock Hill · high	Charter Institute at Erskine	542	$20,062
76	Odyssey Online LearningChapin · high	Charter Institute at Erskine	536	$20,062
77	Thornwell Charter SchoolClinton · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	525	$20,062
78	Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolMeggett · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	520	$20,062
79	Brashier Middle College Charter HighSimpsonville · high	Charter Institute at Erskine	511	$20,062
80	Clear Dot Charter SchoolColumbia · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	474	$20,062
81	Belton Preparatory AcademyBelton · elementary	Charter Institute at Erskine	449	$20,062
82	The South Carolina Preparatory AcademyAnderson · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	422	$20,062
83	Midlands Stem InstituteWinnsboro · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	306	$20,062
84	Calhoun Falls Charter SchoolCalhoun Falls · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	159	$20,062
85	The Montessori School of CamdenCamden · other	Charter Institute at Erskine	112	$20,062
86	Summit Classical SchoolClinton · elementary	Charter Institute at Erskine	112	$20,062
87	Gates SchoolMt. Pleasant · elementary	Charter Institute at Erskine	109	$20,062
88	Woodland HighDorchester · high	Dorchester 04	680	$19,434
89	William Memorial ElementarySt. George · other	Dorchester 04	553	$19,434
90	St. George MiddleSt. George · middle	Dorchester 04	282	$19,434
91	Harleyville ElementaryDorchester · other	Dorchester 04	248	$19,434
92	Clay Hill ElementaryRidgeville · other	Dorchester 04	174	$19,434
93	Harleyville-Ridgeville MiddleDorchester · middle	Dorchester 04	169	$19,434
94	Macedonia Elementary-MiddleBlackville · other	Barnwell 48	343	$19,152
95	Kelly Edwards ElementaryWilliston · other	Barnwell 48	310	$19,152
96	Williston-Elko HighWilliston · high	Barnwell 48	218	$19,152
97	Williston-Elko MiddleWilliston · middle	Barnwell 48	169	$19,152
98	Blackville-Hilda HighBlackville · high	Barnwell 48	154	$19,152
99	A. C. Flora HighColumbia · high	Richland 01	1,328	$18,992
100	Lower Richland HighHopkins · high	Richland 01	1,218	$18,992

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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