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Best Public Schools in Fairfield County, SC

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Schools

2,409

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFairfield Magnet for Math and Science23^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Kelly Miller Elementary up 62 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McCrorey-Liston School of Technology 8.1 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Kelly Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	255 Kelly Miller Road	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-2961	199	15	13.2	100.0%	16 (8.0%)	171 (85.9%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	38.2	410^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.0%		26.7	472^nd of 639 public elementary schools	26.1%	62	81.0	58.4		60.0			42.8	26.0					33.4	40.0				$21,103	$2,121	$1,746	$3,867	$14,608	$2,628	$17,236
McCrorey-Liston School of Technology	Public	PK, KG-6	1978 SC Highway 215 South	Blair	29015	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-9490	106	13	8.1	100.0%	3 (2.8%)	94 (88.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)								(n/a)																		$29,521	$4,668	$2,561	$7,229	$18,591	$3,701	$22,292
Geiger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	150 T.M. Cook Road	Ridgeway	29130	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 337-8288	262	20	13.1	100.0%	40 (15.3%)	201 (76.7%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	59.8	253^rd of 661 public elementary schools	61.7%		60.4	250^th of 639 public elementary schools	60.9%	3		53.4	68.0	76.0				36.6	64.0	64.0			36.7	72.0				$20,151	$2,548	$1,613	$4,161	$13,342	$2,647	$15,990
Fairfield Middle	Public	7-8	728 US Highway 321 Bypass Sout	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-4270	311	36	8.6	100.0%	28 (9.0%)	253 (81.4%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	26.1	254^th of 341 public middle schools	25.5%		41.1	181^st of 321 public middle schools	43.6%	73					50.4	49.3					21.4	27.4						$23,377	$4,937	$1,461	$6,398	$13,809	$3,170	$16,979
Fairfield Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	790 US Highway 321 North	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-5506	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fairfield Central High	Public	9-12	836 US Highway 321 Bypass Sout	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 635-1441	619	53	11.6	100.0%	49 (7.9%)	534 (86.3%)	24 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	55.4	114^th of 248 public high schools	54.0%		54.3	92^nd of 240 public high schools	61.7%	22															69.2	48.8	84.3	$26,459	$3,620	$1,275	$4,895	$16,939	$4,625	$21,564
Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	175 Medley Road	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-5594	418	37	11.2	100.0%	37 (8.9%)	356 (85.2%)	14 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	8.9	637^th of 661 public elementary schools	3.6%		7.8	618^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.3%	19	46.0	33.3	40.9	13.0			34.0	28.6	20.5	8.5			33.3	17.0				$20,896	$2,694	$1,601	$4,295	$13,725	$2,876	$16,601
Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1647 US Highway 321 Bypass Nor	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 635-4810	188	20	9.4	100.0%	27 (14.4%)	141 (75.0%)	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	94.6	23^rd of 661 public elementary schools	96.5%		90.8	44^th of 639 public elementary schools	93.1%	21	88.5		85.1	88.6			88.4		85.1	58.8				79.4				$24,046	$2,244	$1,782	$4,025	$16,941	$3,080	$20,021
Midlands STEM Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	854 HWY 321 Business South	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 815-1524	306	22	14.2	98.8%	172 (56.2%)	118 (38.6%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)	42.9		63.6		54.1	58.1	25.0		22.7		20.8	16.1			41.7		76.2	$14,270	$1,497	$1,089	$2,586	$7,496	$4,189	$11,684

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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.

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