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Best Public Schools in Hampton County, SC

At a glance

Schools

2,272

Students

Top rankedBrunson Elementary202^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brunson Elementary up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hampton Elementary 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1★

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 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
Brunson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	34 College Street	Brunson	29911	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5584	178	10	18.5		100 (56.2%)	51 (28.7%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)	69	202^nd of 640 public elementary schools	68.4%		59.5	254^th of 638 public elementary schools	60.2%	52	79.1	80.0	68.2	71.5			45.8	44.0	54.5	66.6			48.0	61.9					$17,419	$1,276	$1,227	$2,503	$12,335	$2,581	$14,916
Hampton Elementary	Public	4-6	505 Hoover Street	Hampton	29924	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3251	275	27	10.0		94 (34.2%)	163 (59.3%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)		56.3	72.6	59.6				41.4	43.9	27.6			32.6	38.3					$17,643	$2,152	$1,126	$3,277	$12,195	$2,171	$14,366
Varnville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	395 Pine Street East	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-2376	251	19	13.5		69 (27.5%)	149 (59.4%)	20 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)								(n/a)	57.4						52.5												$16,629	$1,538	$1,160	$2,698	$11,753	$2,178	$13,931
Fennell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Yemassee Highway	Yemassee	29945	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5591	140	11	12.5		19 (13.6%)	98 (70.0%)	13 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)								(n/a)																			$20,064	$1,615	$1,324	$2,938	$13,856	$3,269	$17,125
North District Middle	Public	7-8	611 Tillman Avenue	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3507	239	18	13.4		86 (36.0%)	136 (56.9%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	37.8	196^th of 320 public middle schools	38.8%		47.9	156^th of 325 public middle schools	52.0%	40					50.0	58.4					14.4	25.6							$16,781	$2,270	$1,055	$3,325	$11,473	$1,982	$13,456
Hampton County High School	Public	9-12	115 Airport Road Avenue	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3568	617	35	17.6		130 (21.1%)	435 (70.5%)	29 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	27.1	176^th of 235 public high schools	25.1%		16.6	201^st of 235 public high schools	14.5%	25															73.9	34.8	37.6	85.5	$15,914	$1,688	$1,215	$2,904	$10,326	$2,684	$13,010
Estill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1450 Columbia Highway Suite A	Estill	29918	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 625-5030	196	17	11.8		3 (1.5%)	184 (93.9%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27.2	472^nd of 640 public elementary schools	26.3%		42.5	367^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.5%	105	47.4	64.9					36.8	40.5					21.6						$15,985	$2,186	$1,104	$3,290	$10,227	$2,467	$12,695
Estill Middle	Public	5-8	1450 Columbia Highway Suite B	Estill	29918	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 625-5200	154	11	13.5		3 (1.9%)	140 (90.9%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.2	244^th of 320 public middle schools	23.8%		21.5	256^th of 325 public middle schools	21.2%	12			18.2	45.5	30.3	36.4			18.2	38.7	9.1	15.2		39.5					$17,660	$1,726	$1,070	$2,796	$11,975	$2,888	$14,864
Ben Hazel Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	628 Railroad Avenue West	Hampton	29924	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3659	222	17	13.4		77 (34.7%)	116 (52.3%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)								(n/a)	60.6						52.6												$18,301	$2,140	$1,141	$3,282	$12,830	$2,189	$15,019

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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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