Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 649)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
601	Crosswell Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Crosswell Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0679	481	29	16.4	100.0%	11 (2.3%)	417 (86.7%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$15,963	$2,373	$1,949	$4,322	$10,590	$1,051	$11,641	11.7	7.2	623	22		450390201058
602	Cottageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Peirce Road	Cottageville	29435	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4528	425	34	12.5	100.0%	200 (47.1%)	133 (31.3%)	37 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.8%)	$15,630	$2,365	$1,935	$4,300	$8,716	$2,614	$11,330	11.6	10	601	1		450183000336
603	Cheraw Intermediate	Public	3-5	421 Chesterfield Highway	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1030	407	29	14.1	100.0%	149 (36.6%)	209 (51.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	$14,079	$2,164	$1,144	$3,308	$9,226	$1,545	$10,771	11.5	10.9	595	8		450156000170
604	Ladson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3321 Ladson Road	Ladson	29456	Berkeley County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2225	907	63	14.3	100.0%	139 (15.3%)	427 (47.1%)	283 (31.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	$19,704	$4,216	$1,808	$6,024	$10,897	$2,783	$13,680	11.2	8.1	616	12		450144000207
605	Pageland Elementary	Public	3-5	715 West McGregor Street	Pageland	29728	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 672-2400	365	24	15.2	100.0%	84 (23.0%)	158 (43.3%)	72 (19.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.7%)	$12,514	$1,506	$1,142	$2,648	$8,443	$1,424	$9,866	11.2	11.6	584	21		450156000870
606	Gordon Elementary	Public	4-5	926 Perry Avenue	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1227	351	23	15.2	100.0%	57 (16.2%)	239 (68.1%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	$13,084	$2,063	$1,865	$3,928	$7,442	$1,714	$9,155	10.9	11.8	582	24		450192000383
607	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	100.0%	190 (46.2%)	143 (34.8%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.9%)	$11,746	$640	$104	$743	$8,388	$2,614	$11,003	10.8	12.4	581	26		450297001433
608	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33 Villa Road Suite 100	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(855) 611-2830	3,280	154	21.2	62.7%	1,804 (55.0%)	871 (26.6%)	300 (9.1%)	13 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	271 (8.3%)	$9,808	$573	$55	$628	$4,699	$4,480	$9,179	10.7	21.4	520	88		450390901616
609	Lemira Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	952 Fulton Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0658	342	28	12.2	100.0%	9 (2.6%)	287 (83.9%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$17,779	$2,027	$2,216	$4,243	$12,111	$1,425	$13,536	10.7	11.2	594	15		450390201059
610	Foster Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Arthur Boulevard	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1737	430	30	14.3	100.0%	150 (34.9%)	222 (51.6%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	$16,083	$2,685	$1,545	$4,230	$9,864	$1,989	$11,852	10.7	17.9	541	69		450375001085
611	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	100.0%	38 (11.7%)	247 (76.2%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$18,749	$2,247	$3,560	$5,807	$10,385	$2,558	$12,942	10.6	10.8	596	15		450390801725
612	Buffalo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Main Street	Buffalo	29321	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1730	483	36	13.4	100.0%	219 (45.3%)	167 (34.6%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.3%)	$14,327	$2,048	$1,389	$3,438	$9,106	$1,784	$10,890	10.5	10.3	600	12		450375001082
613	Chicora Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	3100 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 746-2210	316	33	9.4	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	254 (80.4%)	50 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$26,963	$6,512	$2,510	$9,021	$14,607	$3,335	$17,942	10.4	8.8	611	2		450144000197
614	W. B. Goodwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5911	423	32	13.3	100.0%	19 (4.5%)	163 (38.5%)	221 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$24,639	$6,186	$2,406	$8,592	$12,952	$3,095	$16,047	10.3	6.4	626	12		450144000204
615	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8548 Willtown Road	Yonges Island	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-2976	174	16	10.6	100.0%	11 (6.3%)	155 (89.1%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$42,121	$6,799	$9,207	$16,006	$19,302	$6,813	$26,115	10.3	17.8	543	72		450144000205
616	Brockington Elementary Magnet	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Kemper Street	Timmonsville	29161	Florence County	Florence 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 346-3956	329	28	11.7	100.0%	36 (10.9%)	246 (74.8%)	19 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$17,377	$1,453	$1,595	$3,049	$11,351	$2,977	$14,328	10.2	19.5	533	83		450213000738
617	Watkins-Nance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 733-4321	499	30	16.6	100.0%	8 (1.6%)	432 (86.6%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	$19,750	$3,013	$1,958	$4,972	$12,406	$2,372	$14,778	10.1	9.3	608	9		450336000638
618	Jesse S. Bobo Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Powell Mill Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-2085	364	29	12.5	100.0%	27 (7.4%)	215 (59.1%)	85 (23.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	$15,903	$1,920	$124	$2,044	$12,127	$1,732	$13,858	10.1	7.6	621	3		450363001031
619	Richmond Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Richmond Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1930	467	39	11.9	100.0%	53 (11.3%)	231 (49.5%)	144 (30.8%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$15,283	$1,288	$991	$2,280	$11,682	$1,321	$13,003	10.1	7.9	618	1		450387001139
620	Pinehurst Elementary	Public	1-5	7753 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 824-8728	758	66	11.4	100.0%	30 (4.0%)	111 (14.6%)	599 (79.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	$20,017	$6,304	$1,759	$8,063	$9,469	$2,484	$11,953	10	11.3	590	30		450144001562
621	Cherryvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Furman Drive	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 494-8200	477	31	15.2	100.0%	88 (18.4%)	339 (71.1%)	35 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$16,391	$2,410	$1,427	$3,838	$10,497	$2,056	$12,553	9.9	9.3	606	15		450390201066
622	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	100.0%	62 (21.0%)	194 (65.8%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$15,402	$2,154	$4,283	$6,437	$6,781	$2,183	$8,964	9.6	6	630	8		450390800768
623	Saluda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Matthews Drive	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-2564	397	28	14.4	100.0%	70 (17.6%)	93 (23.4%)	224 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$11,570	$1,529	$979	$2,508	$7,894	$1,168	$9,062	9.5	9.1	610	13		450346000979
624	Sampit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Woodland Avenue	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4411	270	24	11.2	100.0%	83 (30.7%)	162 (60.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$17,921	$1,287	$1,574	$2,861	$13,035	$2,026	$15,060	9	9.3	607	17		450228000481
625	B. D. Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Overbrook Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6432	603	40	15.1	100.0%	115 (19.1%)	393 (65.2%)	55 (9.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$5,496	$1,653	$1,002	$2,655	$1,808	$1,032	$2,841	8.9	6.5	625			450150000278
626	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%)	$20,896	$2,694	$1,601	$4,295	$13,725	$2,876	$16,601	8.8	7.8	619	7		450210001407
627	Hendersonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6089 Hendersonville Highway	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0027	324	24	13.5	100.0%	74 (22.8%)	216 (66.7%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$17,828	$3,129	$2,061	$5,189	$9,824	$2,815	$12,639	8.7	10.4	598	29		450183000713
628	Mitchell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2 Perry Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 724-7261	188	24	7.8	100.0%	6 (3.2%)	167 (88.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$36,173	$8,691	$2,278	$10,969	$18,813	$6,391	$25,204	8.7	7.3	622	6		450144000213
629	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	100.0%	29 (11.9%)	190 (77.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.0%)	$13,722	$1,124	$363	$1,487	$8,625	$3,611	$12,235	8.6	8.3	614	15		450297001605
630	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	100.0%	48 (12.3%)	316 (81.0%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$14,542	$2,098	$3,702	$5,800	$6,442	$2,299	$8,741	8.2	13.3	576	54		450390800053
631	Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Remount Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7109	569	44	12.9	100.0%	36 (6.3%)	147 (25.8%)	362 (63.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$21,324	$3,979	$1,821	$5,801	$12,531	$2,992	$15,523	8.2	4.4	636	5		450144000224
632	Pepperhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Creola Road	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5905	453	34	13.4	100.0%	25 (5.5%)	214 (47.2%)	185 (40.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	$24,397	$5,692	$2,064	$7,756	$13,563	$3,078	$16,641	7.8	6	629	3		450144000227
633	Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	835-B Lancaster Highway	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 581-7275	300	22	13.6	95.7%	54 (18.0%)	171 (57.0%)	44 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	$16,772	$3,164	$831	$3,995	$10,322	$2,456	$12,778	6.9	6.6	624	9		450153001172
634	Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Jefferson Davis Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8965	530	40	13.2	100.0%	133 (25.1%)	222 (41.9%)	126 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	$14,313	$1,538	$955	$2,492	$9,808	$2,012	$11,820	6.9	7.7	620	14		450255000657
635	A. C. Corcoran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8585 Vistavia Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2218	743	49	15	100.0%	58 (7.8%)	361 (48.6%)	251 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	65 (8.7%)	$20,324	$4,489	$1,620	$6,109	$11,586	$2,629	$14,215	6.8	5.1	633	2		450144000199
636	Polaris Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1508 Grays Hwy	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 645-0605	514	44	11.6	99.4%	92 (17.9%)	269 (52.3%)	144 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,890	$1,338	$164	$1,502	$6,937	$3,451	$10,388	6.4	6	631	5		450390101781
637	R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Eastern School Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 495-3247	391	31	12.8	100.0%	40 (10.2%)	325 (83.1%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$18,431	$2,343	$2,294	$4,637	$12,231	$1,563	$13,794	6.2	7.9	617	20		450390201068
638	Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Vaughan Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6054	399	34	11.9	100.0%	101 (25.3%)	161 (40.4%)	126 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$5,850	$1,627	$818	$2,445	$2,368	$1,037	$3,405	6	4.4	635	3		450150000282
639	Clear Dot Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2015 Marion Street	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 567-3075	474	42	11.2	99.3%	55 (11.6%)	383 (80.8%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$12,810	$2,409	$1,018	$3,427	$6,273	$3,110	$9,383	5.2	8.7	612	27		450390901717
640	North Charleston Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4921 Durant Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7107	329	28	11.9	100.0%	31 (9.4%)	196 (59.6%)	85 (25.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$36,935	$9,663	$3,128	$12,791	$17,851	$6,292	$24,143	4.9	21.9	512	128		450144000219
641	Rafting Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Highway 261 North	Rembert	29128	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-2994	125	10	12.2	100.0%	6 (4.8%)	104 (83.2%)	12 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,108	$1,716	$2,541	$4,257	$13,866	$1,985	$15,851	4.8	3.3	638	3		450390201072
642	Mellichamp Elementary	Public	3-5	350 Murray Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-8044	144	14	10	100.0%	9 (6.3%)	123 (85.4%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,614	$4,008	$1,991	$5,999	$16,849	$2,766	$19,615	4.6	5.1	632	10		450391001694
643	Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	556 Jones Bridge Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5800	349	24	14.5		40 (11.5%)	254 (72.8%)	25 (7.2%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)								4.2			(n/a)		450108000124
644	Main Street Elementary	Public	3-6	318 East Main Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2221	318	16	19.3	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	295 (92.8%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,249	$2,262	$1,237	$3,499	$8,694	$2,056	$10,750	4.1	16.3	558	86		450219000451
645	Hardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 310-1888	691	33	20.9	100.0%	40 (5.8%)	172 (24.9%)	468 (67.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)								3.7	3.7	637	8		450252001395
646	Edward E. Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 McRae Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2974	217	19	11.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	188 (86.6%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$26,586	$3,770	$1,701	$5,471	$17,926	$3,188	$21,115	2.8	17.4	544	102		450336001305
647	Willie Jeffries School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-7	3000 Five Chop Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 937-3400	274	25	11.1		15 (5.5%)	243 (88.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)								2.6			(n/a)		450390901805
648	Carolus Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Westpark Boulevard Suite C	Columbia	29210	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(803) 205-4005	1,786	64	27.9	48.8%	846 (47.4%)	633 (35.4%)	155 (8.7%)	4 (0.2%)	19 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	122 (6.8%)	$9,912	$67	$173	$240	$2,607	$7,064	$9,671	2.3	3.3	639	9		450390101780
649	Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6015 N Main Street	Columbia	29224	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 900-0664	216	23	9.3	34.3%	106 (49.1%)	89 (41.2%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$16,348	$1,802	$163	$1,965	$11,174	$3,208	$14,383	0.8	2.3	640	9		450390101743

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