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Best Public Schools in Marlboro County, SC

At a glance

Schools

3,380

Students

Top rankedClio Elementary498^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Clio Elementary up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blenheim Middle School of Discovery 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

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1 school 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 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 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
Blenheim Middle School of Discovery	Public	6-8	143 Highland Street	Blenheim	29516	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 528-3262	367	38	9.6		48 (13.1%)	288 (78.5%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	5.7	328^th of 335 public middle schools	2.1%		7.4	312^th of 320 public middle schools	2.5%	16				32.0	35.2	29.5				9.6	12.9	2.9		16.8				$13,264	$643	$384	$1,027	$8,824	$3,413	$12,237
Bennettsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	301 Jefferson Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 479-5936	552	42	13.3		98 (17.8%)	388 (70.3%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)	32.3						27.3											$12,604	$1,055	$303	$1,357	$9,389	$1,858	$11,247
McColl Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	700 North Main Street	Mc Coll	29570	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 523-5371	631	56	11.2		271 (42.9%)	162 (25.7%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (15.5%)	23.2	507^th of 649 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.5	538^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.9%	31	35.2	54.7	32.0	52.4	41.0	50.0	43.6	33.9	35.1	21.3	24.6	32.3	37.8	44.3				$10,903	$362	$221	$584	$8,121	$2,199	$10,320
Clio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2635 Highway 9 East	Clio	29525	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 586-9391	188	19	9.8		45 (23.9%)	127 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	24.5	498^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.3%		14	569^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.1%	71	38.5	60.7	42.9				30.8	46.4	40.0				32.1					$17,383	$617	$367	$984	$13,371	$3,028	$16,399
Wallace Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3643 Highway 9 West	Wallace	29596	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 537-7493	411	34	12.0		190 (46.2%)	143 (34.8%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.9%)	10.8	607^th of 649 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.4	581^st of 640 public elementary schools	9.2%	26	43.7	41.9	37.6	40.0	34.2	45.9	39.6	11.6	18.8	22.0	18.4	50.0	21.0	22.0				$11,746	$640	$104	$743	$8,388	$2,614	$11,003
Marlboro County High	Public	9-12	951 Fayetteville Avenue Extens	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 479-5900	987	77	12.8		221 (22.4%)	649 (65.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.6%)	5 (0.5%)	67 (6.8%)	13.4	227^th of 245 public high schools	7.3%		8	223^rd of 235 public high schools	5.1%	4															38.7	35.5	72.6	$12,700	$215	$574	$790	$8,372	$3,538	$11,910
Bennettsville Intermediate	Public	4-5	701 Cheraw Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 479-5941	244	23	10.8		29 (11.9%)	190 (77.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.0%)	8.6	629^th of 649 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.3	614^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.1%	15		38.5	28.0					21.7	20.4				35.0					$13,722	$1,124	$363	$1,487	$8,625	$3,611	$12,235

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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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