Best School Districts in South Carolina

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Rank (of 75)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank change from 2023
10^th	Abbeville 60	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	0	Abbeville	Abbeville County	0.696	9	1
39^th	Aiken 01	PK, KG-12	21	11	9	0	Aiken	Aiken County	0.421	38	1
67^th	Allendale 01	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Fairfax	Allendale County	0.193	70	3
3^rd	Anderson 01	PK, KG-12	8	3	3	0	Williamston	Anderson County	0.836	3
7^th	Anderson 02	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Honea Path	Anderson County	0.767	7
5^th	Anderson 03	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Iva	Anderson County	0.822	6	1
4^th	Anderson 04	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Pendleton	Anderson County	0.836	2	2
20^th	Anderson 05	PK, KG-12	11	4	3	0	Anderson	Anderson County	0.589	18	2
	Anderson 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Anderson County			(n/a)
	Anderson 81	9-12	0	0	1	0	Anderson	Anderson County			(n/a)
58^th	Bamberg 03	PK, KG-12	2	2	2	0	Denmark	Bamberg County	0.284	62	4
56^th	Barnwell 45	PK, KG-12	1	2	1	0	Barnwell	Barnwell County	0.296	50	6
61^st	Barnwell 48	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Williston	Barnwell County	0.272	55	6
	Barnwell 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Blackville	Barnwell County			(n/a)
26^th	Beaufort 01	PK, KG-12	20	6	6	0	Beaufort	Beaufort County	0.526	27	1
	Beaufort 80	10-12	0	0	1	0	Ridgeland	Jasper County			(n/a)
37^th	Berkeley 01	PK, KG-12	27	11	9	0	Moncks Corner	Berkeley County	0.444	39	2
51^st	Calhoun 01	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Saint Matthews	Calhoun County	0.328	57	6
24^th	Charleston 01	PK, KG-12	51	12	18	1	Charleston	Charleston County	0.548	26	2
34^th	Charter Institute at Erskine	PK, KG-12	8	0	8	11	Columbia	Richland County	0.477	32	2
55^th	Cherokee 01	PK, KG-12	9	3	3	0	Gaffney	Cherokee County	0.298	60	5
46^th	Chester 01	PK, KG-12	6	2	4	0	Chester	Chester County	0.382	47	1
52^nd	Chesterfield 01	PK, KG-12	9	3	4	0	Chesterfield	Chesterfield County	0.312	54	2
45^th	Clarendon 06	PK, KG-12	4	3	4	0	Manning	Clarendon County	0.383	49	4
74^th	Colleton 01	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Walterboro	Colleton County	0.087	73	1
41^st	Darlington 01	PK, KG-12	11	3	5	0	Darlington	Darlington County	0.404	44	3
	Deaf & Blind School	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	1	Spartanburg	Spartanburg County			(n/a)
	Dept Of Correction N04	9-12	0	0	12	0	Columbia	Richland County			(n/a)
	Dept of Juvenile Justice	4-12	0	0	2	1	Columbia	Richland County			(n/a)
23^rd	Dillon 03	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Latta	Dillon County	0.569	24	1
66^th	Dillon 04	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Dillon	Dillon County	0.196	64	2
	Dillon 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Dillon	Dillon County			(n/a)
17^th	Dorchester 02	PK, KG-12	15	7	3	0	Summerville	Dorchester County	0.634	14	3
64^th	Dorchester 04	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	0	Saint George	Dorchester County	0.246	65	1
	Dorchester 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Dorchester	Dorchester County			(n/a)
50^th	Edgefield 01	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	0	Johnston	Edgefield County	0.329	58	8
43^rd	Fairfield 01	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Winnsboro	Fairfield County	0.395	42	1
27^th	Florence 01	PK, KG-12	14	4	4	0	Florence	Florence County	0.526	36	9
47^th	Florence 02	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Pamplico	Florence County	0.374	30	17
54^th	Florence 03	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Lake City	Florence County	0.3	63	9
36^th	Florence 05	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Johnsonville	Florence County	0.456	41	5
44^th	Georgetown 01	PK, KG-12	10	5	4	0	Georgetown	Georgetown County	0.383	48	4
	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	11-12	0	0	1	0	Hartsville	Darlington County			(n/a)
	Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	10-12	0	0	1	0	Greenville	Greenville County			(n/a)
14^th	Greenville 01	PK, KG-12	51	20	19	1	Greenville	Greenville County	0.671	13	1
22^nd	Greenwood 50	PK, KG-12	8	3	2	0	Greenwood	Greenwood County	0.576	37	15
38^th	Greenwood 51	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Ware Shoals	Greenwood County	0.441	43	5
6^th	Greenwood 52	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Ninety Six	Greenwood County	0.792	5	1
	Greenwood 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Greenwood	Greenwood County			(n/a)
42^nd	Hampton	PK, KG-12	5	3	1	0	Varnville	Hampton County	0.398	52	10
9^th	Horry 01	PK, KG-12	30	13	14	0	Conway	Horry County	0.723	10	1
70^th	Jasper 01	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Ridgeland	Jasper County	0.184	72	2
35^th	Kershaw 01	PK, KG-12	9	4	4	0	Camden	Kershaw County	0.461	28	7
30^th	Lancaster 01	PK, KG-12	12	6	5	0	Lancaster	Lancaster County	0.5	33	3
63^rd	Laurens 55	PK, KG-12	6	2	1	0	Laurens	Laurens County	0.252	61	2
28^th	Laurens 56	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Laurens County	0.508	31	3
73^rd	Lee 01	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Bishopville	Lee County	0.109	74	1
19^th	Lexington 01	PK, KG-12	17	8	6	0	Lexington	Lexington County	0.611	21	2
59^th	Lexington 02	PK, KG-12	6	4	3	0	West Columbia	Lexington County	0.28	53	6
49^th	Lexington 03	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Batesburg-Leesville	Lexington County	0.332	51	2
68^th	Lexington 04	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	0	Swansea	Lexington County	0.189	71	3
13^th	Lexington 05	PK, KG-12	13	5	5	0	Irmo	Richland County	0.683	15	2
	Limestone Charters Association	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	1	Gaffney	Cherokee County			(n/a)
75^th	Marion 10	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	0	Marion	Marion County	0.058	76	1
72^nd	Marlboro 01	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Bennettsville	Marlboro County	0.15	68	4
71^st	McCormick 01	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mc Cormick	McCormick County	0.155	75	4
32^nd	Newberry 01	PK, KG-12	8	2	4	0	Newberry	Newberry County	0.483	34	2
21^st	Oconee 01	PK, KG-12	10	3	4	0	Walhalla	Oconee County	0.577	22	1
65^th	Orangeburg	PK, KG-12	15	4	8	0	Orangeburg	Orangeburg County	0.207	67	2
	Orangeburg 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Cope	Orangeburg County			(n/a)
	Orangeburg 81	9-12	0	0	1	0	Orangeburg	Orangeburg County			(n/a)
16^th	Pickens 01	PK, KG-12	14	5	5	0	Easley	Pickens County	0.654	16
53^rd	Richland 01	PK, KG-12	29	9	9	1	Columbia	Richland County	0.303	56	3
33^rd	Richland 02	PK, KG-12	23	4	5	0	Columbia	Richland County	0.479	25	8
60^th	Saluda 01	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Saluda	Saluda County	0.277	45	15
	School Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe	10-12	0	0	1	0	Mc Cormick	McCormick County			(n/a)
25^th	School Public Charter School District	PK, KG-12	17	3	11	8	Columbia	Richland County	0.529	23	2
15^th	Spartanburg 01	PK, KG-12	5	3	2	0	Campobello	Spartanburg County	0.661	11	4
8^th	Spartanburg 02	PK, KG-12	9	3	2	0	Chesnee	Spartanburg County	0.75	8
11^th	Spartanburg 03	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Glendale	Spartanburg County	0.693	17	6
12^th	Spartanburg 04	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Woodruff	Spartanburg County	0.684	12
18^th	Spartanburg 05	PK, KG-12	6	4	1	0	Duncan	Spartanburg County	0.616	20	2
40^th	Spartanburg 06	PK, KG-12	9	3	1	0	Roebuck	Spartanburg County	0.415	40
31^st	Spartanburg 07	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	0	Spartanburg	Spartanburg County	0.499	35	4
	Spartanburg 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Spartanburg	Spartanburg County			(n/a)
	Spartanburg 81	9-12	0	0	1	0	Spartanburg	Spartanburg County			(n/a)
	Spartanburg 82	10-12	0	0	1	0	Inman	Spartanburg County			(n/a)
69^th	Sumter 01	PK, KG-12	15	6	4	0	Sumter	Sumter County	0.187	66	3
62^nd	Union 01	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Union	Union County	0.255	59	3
57^th	Williamsburg 01	PK, KG-12	5	3	3	0	Kingstree	Williamsburg County	0.293	69	12
48^th	York 01	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	York	York County	0.371	46	2
2^nd	York 02	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	0	Clover	York County	0.84	4	2
29^th	York 03	PK, KG-12	15	5	4	0	Rock Hill	York County	0.504	29
1^st	York 04	PK, KG-12	11	6	3	0	Fort Mill	York County	0.913	1

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Carolina Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Carolina Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.