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Best Public Schools in Marion County, SC

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At a glance

Schools

3,633

Students

Top rankedMullins High173^rd of 245 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

McCormick Elementary up 8 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Mullins Primary 10.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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 Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (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	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 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
Marion Intermediate	Public	3-5	2320 North Highway 41-A	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8345	390	17	22.9		48 (12.3%)	316 (81.0%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	8.2	630^th of 649 public elementary schools	2.9%		13.3	576^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.0%	54	35.0	42.6	38.9				34.3	32.4	16.8				13.0						$14,542	$2,098	$3,702	$5,800	$6,442	$2,299	$8,741
Easterling Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	600 East Northside Avenue	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8335	431	27	15.9		62 (14.4%)	321 (74.5%)	19 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)																			$15,559	$2,228	$3,218	$5,446	$8,250	$1,863	$10,113
Johnakin Middle	Public	6-8	601 Gurley Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8360	395	25	15.8		45 (11.4%)	325 (82.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	7.1	324^th of 335 public middle schools	3.3%		8.5	308^th of 320 public middle schools	3.8%	16				35.8	32.7	24.8					0.0	3.6		26.2					$16,024	$2,213	$4,503	$6,716	$7,028	$2,280	$9,308
Marion High	Public	9-12	1205 South Main Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-2571	572	32	17.8		64 (11.2%)	474 (82.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	25.2	194^th of 245 public high schools	20.8%		40.4	141^st of 235 public high schools	40.0%	53															65.0	39.4	48.6	63.0	$18,499	$1,865	$3,882	$5,747	$9,970	$2,782	$12,751
Academy for Careers and Technology	Public	9-12	2697 East Highway 76	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	No	(843) 423-1941	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McCormick Elementary	Public	3-5	1123 Sandy Bluff Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3760	295	15	19.6		62 (21.0%)	194 (65.8%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	9.6	622^nd of 649 public elementary schools	4.2%		6	630^th of 640 public elementary schools	1.6%	8	28.9	48.5	40.2				17.1	23.5	27.2				29.4						$15,402	$2,154	$4,283	$6,437	$6,781	$2,183	$8,964
North Mullins Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	105 Charles Street	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3750	372	36	10.3		69 (18.5%)	246 (66.1%)	30 (8.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)								(n/a)																			$19,656	$2,515	$6,994	$9,509	$8,500	$1,648	$10,148
Palmetto Middle	Public	6-8	305 O'Neal Street	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3730	297	15	19.8		59 (19.9%)	202 (68.0%)	18 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	7.8	323^rd of 335 public middle schools	3.6%		12.2	293^rd of 320 public middle schools	8.4%	30				29.0	31.3	40.2				9.2	10.2	20.6		19.7					$16,769	$2,277	$3,842	$6,119	$8,091	$2,559	$10,650
Mullins High	Public	9-12	747 Miller's Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3710	557	31	17.9		70 (12.6%)	435 (78.1%)	38 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	31.4	173^rd of 245 public high schools	29.4%		47.1	115^th of 235 public high schools	51.1%	58															65.1	39.3	41.3	79.7	$16,688	$1,805	$3,773	$5,578	$8,294	$2,816	$11,110
Creek Bridge STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6641 South Highway 41	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 362-3500	324	20	16.2		38 (11.7%)	247 (76.2%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	10.6	611^th of 649 public elementary schools	5.9%		10.8	596^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.9%	15	40.0	36.4	36.1	32.6	30.3	44.7	42.9	21.7	19.4	21.8	9.1	23.7	17.3	26.1					$18,749	$2,247	$3,560	$5,807	$10,385	$2,558	$12,942

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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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