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 (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
10^th	Abbeville 60	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	0	Abbeville	Abbeville County	0.706	10
39^th	Aiken 01	PK, KG-12	21	11	9	0	Aiken	Aiken County	0.431	39
64^th	Allendale 01	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Fairfax	Allendale County	0.234	67	3
3^rd	Anderson 01	PK, KG-12	8	3	3	0	Williamston	Anderson County	0.834	3
5^th	Anderson 02	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Honea Path	Anderson County	0.773	7	2
6^th	Anderson 03	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Iva	Anderson County	0.768	5	1
2^nd	Anderson 04	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Pendleton	Anderson County	0.84	4	2
24^th	Anderson 05	PK, KG-12	11	4	3	0	Anderson	Anderson County	0.552	20	4
	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)
53^rd	Bamberg 03	PK, KG-12	2	2	2	0	Denmark	Bamberg County	0.295	58	5
	Barnwell	PK, KG-12	3	3	4	0	Barnwell	Barnwell County			(n/a)
28^th	Beaufort 01	PK, KG-12	20	6	6	0	Beaufort	Beaufort County	0.511	26	2
	Beaufort 80	10-12	0	0	1	0	Ridgeland	Jasper County			(n/a)
36^th	Berkeley 01	PK, KG-12	26	11	9	0	Moncks Corner	Berkeley County	0.444	37	1
57^th	Calhoun 01	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Saint Matthews	Calhoun County	0.285	51	6
23^rd	Charleston 01	PK, KG-12	52	12	18	1	Charleston	Charleston County	0.554	24	1
40^th	Charter Institute at Erskine	PK, KG-12	7	1	5	13	Columbia	Richland County	0.429	34	6
58^th	Cherokee 01	PK, KG-12	9	3	3	0	Gaffney	Cherokee County	0.278	55	3
51^st	Chester 01	PK, KG-12	6	2	4	0	Chester	Chester County	0.317	46	5
55^th	Chesterfield 01	PK, KG-12	9	3	4	0	Chesterfield	Chesterfield County	0.29	52	3
45^th	Clarendon 06	PK, KG-12	4	2	4	0	Manning	Clarendon County	0.389	45
72^nd	Colleton 01	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Walterboro	Colleton County	0.117	74	2
47^th	Darlington 01	PK, KG-12	11	3	5	0	Darlington	Darlington County	0.385	41	6
	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	York County			(n/a)
75^th	Dept of Juvenile Justice	4-12	0	0	2	1	Columbia	Lexington County	0		(n/a)
27^th	Dillon 03	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Latta	Dillon County	0.524	23	4
68^th	Dillon 04	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Dillon	Dillon County	0.19	66	2
	Dillon 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Dillon	Dillon County			(n/a)
19^th	Dorchester 02	PK, KG-12	15	7	3	0	Summerville	Dorchester County	0.62	17	2
63^rd	Dorchester 04	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Saint George	Dorchester County	0.235	64	1
	Dorchester 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Dorchester	Dorchester County			(n/a)
46^th	Edgefield 01	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	0	Johnston	Edgefield County	0.386	50	4
33^rd	Fairfield 01	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Winnsboro	Fairfield County	0.48	43	10
26^th	Florence 01	PK, KG-12	14	4	4	0	Florence	Florence County	0.531	27	1
41^st	Florence 02	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Pamplico	Florence County	0.425	47	6
60^th	Florence 03	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Lake City	Florence County	0.259	54	6
34^th	Florence 05	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Johnsonville	Florence County	0.475	36	2
48^th	Georgetown 01	PK, KG-12	10	5	4	0	Georgetown	Georgetown County	0.383	44	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)
11^th	Greenville 01	PK, KG-12	51	19	20	1	Greenville	Greenville County	0.687	14	3
20^th	Greenwood 50	PK, KG-12	8	3	2	0	Greenwood	Greenwood County	0.609	22	2
43^rd	Greenwood 51	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Ware Shoals	Greenwood County	0.419	38	5
7^th	Greenwood 52	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Ninety Six	Greenwood County	0.741	6	1
	Greenwood 80	9-12	0	0	1	0	Greenwood	Greenwood County			(n/a)
49^th	Hampton	PK, KG-12	5	3	1	0	Varnville	Hampton County	0.377	42	7
9^th	Horry 01	PK, KG-12	30	13	14	0	Conway	Horry County	0.708	9
71^st	Jasper 01	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Ridgeland	Jasper County	0.127	70	1
31^st	Kershaw 01	PK, KG-12	9	4	4	0	Camden	Kershaw County	0.498	35	4
25^th	Lancaster 01	PK, KG-12	12	6	5	0	Lancaster	Lancaster County	0.538	30	5
61^st	Laurens 55	PK, KG-12	6	2	1	0	Laurens	Laurens County	0.257	63	2
38^th	Laurens 56	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Laurens County	0.439	28	10
74^th	Lee 01	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Bishopville	Lee County	0.101	73	1
18^th	Lexington 01	PK, KG-12	18	8	6	0	Lexington	Lexington County	0.631	19	1
56^th	Lexington 02	PK, KG-12	6	4	3	0	West Columbia	Lexington County	0.287	59	3
54^th	Lexington 03	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Batesburg-Leesville	Lexington County	0.293	49	5
70^th	Lexington 04	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	1	Swansea	Lexington County	0.166	68	2
13^th	Lexington 05	PK, KG-12	13	5	5	0	Irmo	Richland County	0.664	13
22^nd	Limestone Charters Association	PK, KG-12	4	0	7	2	Columbia	Richland County	0.584		(n/a)
69^th	Marion 10	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	0	Marion	Marion County	0.174	75	6
73^rd	Marlboro 01	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Bennettsville	Marlboro County	0.112	72	1
65^th	McCormick 01	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mc Cormick	McCormick County	0.228	71	6
32^nd	Newberry 01	PK, KG-12	8	2	4	0	Newberry	Newberry County	0.49	32
21^st	Oconee 01	PK, KG-12	10	3	4	0	Walhalla	Oconee County	0.585	21
66^th	Orangeburg	PK, KG-12	15	4	8	0	Orangeburg	Orangeburg County	0.221	65	1
	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)
17^th	Pickens 01	PK, KG-12	14	5	5	0	Easley	Pickens County	0.642	16	1
52^nd	Richland 01	PK, KG-12	29	9	9	1	Columbia	Richland County	0.311	53	1
37^th	Richland 02	PK, KG-12	23	4	5	0	Columbia	Richland County	0.443	33	4
62^nd	Saluda 01	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Saluda	Saluda County	0.254	60	2
	School Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe	10-12	0	0	1	0	Mc Cormick	McCormick County			(n/a)
30^th	School Public Charter School District	PK, KG-12	19	5	11	9	Columbia	Richland County	0.498	25	5
12^th	Spartanburg 01	PK, KG-12	5	3	2	0	Campobello	Spartanburg County	0.672	15	3
8^th	Spartanburg 02	PK, KG-12	9	3	2	0	Chesnee	Spartanburg County	0.74	8
14^th	Spartanburg 03	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Spartanburg	Spartanburg County	0.659	11	3
15^th	Spartanburg 04	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Woodruff	Spartanburg County	0.65	12	3
16^th	Spartanburg 05	PK, KG-12	8	4	1	1	Duncan	Spartanburg County	0.642	18	2
44^th	Spartanburg 06	PK, KG-12	9	3	1	0	Roebuck	Spartanburg County	0.392	40	4
35^th	Spartanburg 07	PK, KG-12	6	2	1	0	Spartanburg	Spartanburg County	0.453	31	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)
67^th	Sumter 01	PK, KG-12	15	6	4	0	Sumter	Sumter County	0.207	69	2
59^th	Union 01	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Union	Union County	0.274	62	3
50^th	Williamsburg 01	PK, KG-12	4	3	3	0	Kingstree	Williamsburg County	0.342	57	7
42^nd	York 01	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	York	York County	0.419	48	6
4^th	York 02	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	0	Clover	York County	0.828	2	2
29^th	York 03	PK, KG-12	15	5	4	0	Rock Hill	York County	0.505	29
1^st	York 04	PK, KG-12	11	6	3	0	Fort Mill	York County	0.918	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 September 2, 2025, 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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.