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School
Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Ranking (
2026
vs
2025
)
ID
Rank
(of
341
)
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/reduced lunch
(2023-24)
White
Black
Hispanic
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American
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Islander
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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
301
Scott's Branch Middle
Public
6-8
9253 Alex Harvin Highway
Summerton
29148
Clarendon County
Clarendon 06
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 574-2100
145
8
18.5
—
11 (7.6%)
125 (86.2%)
5 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.8%)
$11,195
$1,268
$497
$1,765
$8,585
$845
$9,430
15.9
31.9
224
77
450391500188
302
New Heights Middle
Public
6-8
5738 Highway 151
Jefferson
29718
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield 01
No
No
No
Yes
(843) 658-6830
457
28
16.3
—
143 (31.3%)
171 (37.4%)
92 (20.1%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (10.7%)
$13,472
$725
$935
$1,661
$9,790
$2,022
$11,811
15.9
14.6
282
20
450156000319
303
GREEN Charter School Lowcountry
Public, Charter
K-8
8717 Old University Boulevard
N Charleston
29406
Charleston County
School Public Charter School District
Yes
No
No
No
(843) 501-7911
301
25
12
63 (20.9%)
189 (62.8%)
21 (7.0%)
5 (1.7%)
3 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (6.6%)
$13,199
$623
$506
$1,129
$9,690
$2,381
$12,070
15.6
12.1
296
7
450390101739
304
Ebenezer Middle
Public
6-8
3440 Ebenezer Road
Sumter
29153
Sumter County
Sumter 01
No
No
No
No
(803) 469-8571
352
27
13
—
40 (11.4%)
278 (79.0%)
18 (5.1%)
2 (0.6%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.4%)
$17,824
$1,431
$3,071
$4,502
$11,412
$1,910
$13,323
15.5
15.6
276
28
450390201077
305
Heyward Gibbes Middle
Public
6-8
500 Summerlea Drive
Columbia
29203
Richland County
Richland 01
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 343-2942
252
26
9.8
—
4 (1.6%)
227 (90.1%)
13 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.2%)
$30,469
$2,207
$1,672
$3,879
$21,210
$5,380
$26,590
15.3
11.9
297
8
450336001301
306
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science
Public, Magnet
6-8
6401 Dorchester Road
North Charleston
29418
Charleston County
Charleston 01
No
Yes
No
Yes
(843) 767-8383
513
58
8.8
—
31 (6.0%)
215 (41.9%)
247 (48.1%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (3.3%)
$21,628
$1,575
$1,083
$2,658
$14,351
$4,619
$18,970
15.3
15.2
280
26
450144001533
307
Rosemary Middle
Public
6-8
12804 County Line Road
Andrews
29510
Georgetown County
Georgetown 01
No
No
No
Yes
(843) 264-9780
356
28
12.7
—
116 (32.6%)
214 (60.1%)
18 (5.1%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.0%)
$16,454
$1,324
$965
$2,289
$11,758
$2,406
$14,164
14.8
10.3
306
1
450228000478
308
Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy
Public
6-8
13000 Choppee Road
Hemingway
29554
Georgetown County
Georgetown 01
No
No
No
Yes
(843) 545-0918
259
24
10.9
—
81 (31.3%)
166 (64.1%)
7 (2.7%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
$19,761
$1,831
$1,447
$3,278
$12,589
$3,894
$16,483
14.7
16.5
272
36
450228000555
309
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
40 (10.2%)
325 (83.1%)
22 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.0%)
$18,257
$1,573
$1,850
$3,423
$13,142
$1,692
$14,834
14.6
14
287
22
450390201068
310
Hardeeville Junior /Senior High
Public
6-12
150 Hurricane Alley
Hardeeville
29927
Jasper County
Jasper 01
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(843) 310-1898
696
43
16.3
23 (3.3%)
216 (31.0%)
447 (64.2%)
4 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.7%)
14.4
13.8
288
22
450252001770
311
Lake Marion Middle
Public
6-8
3656 Tee Vee Road
Santee
29412
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 496-5197
501
35
14.1
34 (6.8%)
430 (85.8%)
18 (3.6%)
6 (1.2%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
10 (2.0%)
$14,569
$1,320
$1,506
$2,826
$10,163
$1,580
$11,743
14
(n/a)
450391001797
312
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%)
$18,612
$1,019
$2,054
$3,073
$12,500
$3,040
$15,540
12.9
18.9
265
47
450390801725
313
W. A. Perry Middle
Public
6-8
2600 Barhamville Road
Columbia
29204
Richland County
Richland 01
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 256-6347
320
32
10
—
2 (0.6%)
289 (90.3%)
11 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (5.6%)
$29,511
$2,633
$2,389
$5,022
$20,032
$4,457
$24,489
12.9
13.4
290
23
450336000946
314
Chester Middle
Public
6-8
1014 McCandless Road
Chester
29706
Chester County
Chester 01
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 377-8192
479
38
12.6
—
113 (23.6%)
268 (55.9%)
67 (14.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (6.5%)
$16,946
$1,212
$1,031
$2,243
$11,011
$3,692
$14,703
12.7
11.8
298
16
450153000299
315
Sandhills Middle
Public
7-8
582 Meadowfield Road
Gaston
29053
Lexington County
Lexington 04
No
No
No
No
(803) 490-7005
495
37
13.3
—
204 (41.2%)
111 (22.4%)
146 (29.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
2 (0.4%)
30 (6.1%)
$14,030
$706
$1,016
$1,723
$10,659
$1,648
$12,307
12.2
11
302
13
450279000751
316
Colleton County Middle
Public
6-8
1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive
Walterboro
29488
Colleton County
Colleton 01
No
No
No
No
(843) 782-0040
931
70
13.3
—
293 (31.5%)
484 (52.0%)
84 (9.0%)
3 (0.3%)
7 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
60 (6.4%)
$16,166
$1,128
$980
$2,107
$10,574
$3,485
$14,059
11.9
14.4
283
33
450183001586
317
Whale Branch Middle
Public
6-8
2009 Trask Parkway
Seabrook
29940
Beaufort County
Beaufort 01
No
No
No
Yes
(843) 466-3000
243
32
7.5
—
13 (5.3%)
164 (67.5%)
50 (20.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.6%)
$62,728
$790
$2,574
$3,364
$48,282
$11,082
$59,364
11.4
12.6
292
25
450111000422
318
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
92 (17.9%)
269 (52.3%)
144 (28.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.0%)
$12,132
$607
$1,230
$1,837
$7,941
$2,354
$10,295
11.2
12.9
291
27
450390101781
319
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence
Public
6-12
250 Jaguar Trail
Ridgeland
29936
Jasper County
Jasper 01
No
No
No
No
(843) 489-8844
739
57
12.9
40 (5.4%)
345 (46.7%)
340 (46.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (1.9%)
10.2
8.4
312
7
450252001487
320
Tanglewood Middle
Public
6-8
44 Merriwoods Drive
Greenville
29611
Greenville County
Greenville 01
No
No
No
Yes
(864) 355-4500
652
50
13
—
76 (11.7%)
173 (26.5%)
372 (57.1%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
24 (3.7%)
$15,611
$1,985
$659
$2,644
$11,461
$1,506
$12,967
10.1
10.6
303
17
450231001254
321
Denmark-Olar Middle
Public
6-8
1437 Church St
Denmark
29042
Bamberg County
Bamberg 03
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(803) 793-3383
144
9
16
—
2 (1.4%)
132 (91.7%)
4 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.2%)
$17,423
$1,022
$954
$1,975
$11,828
$3,620
$15,448
9.9
5.7
320
1
450391600123
322
Sanders Middle
Public
6-8
609 Green Street
Laurens
29360
Laurens County
Laurens 55
No
No
No
Yes
(864) 984-0354
250
30
8.3
—
85 (34.0%)
114 (45.6%)
40 (16.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
10 (4.0%)
$20,438
$1,454
$706
$2,160
$15,034
$3,245
$18,278
9.7
16.4
273
49
450261000699
323
St. Andrews Middle
Public
6-8
1231 Bluefield Road
Columbia
29210
Richland County
Richland 01
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 731-8910
627
58
10.8
—
17 (2.7%)
523 (83.4%)
46 (7.3%)
11 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
29 (4.6%)
$20,789
$1,517
$1,247
$2,764
$15,290
$2,734
$18,025
9.5
9.7
307
16
450336001308
324
Northwoods Middle
Public
6-8
7763 Northside Drive
North Charleston
29420
Charleston County
Charleston 01
No
No
No
Yes
(843) 764-2212
708
49
14.4
—
46 (6.5%)
280 (39.5%)
334 (47.2%)
5 (0.7%)
2 (0.3%)
6 (0.8%)
35 (4.9%)
$19,244
$1,102
$679
$1,781
$12,963
$4,500
$17,463
9
7.6
313
11
450144001211
325
William J. Clark Middle
Public
6-8
919 Bennett Avenue
Orangeburg
29115
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg
No
No
No
No
(803) 531-2200
587
45
13
—
19 (3.2%)
514 (87.6%)
29 (4.9%)
10 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
13 (2.2%)
$15,527
$1,475
$1,335
$2,810
$10,753
$1,964
$12,717
9
10.5
304
21
450391001370
326
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
Public
6-12
4857 Charleston Highway
Rowesville
29133
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 516-6011
349
25
14
18 (5.2%)
269 (77.1%)
57 (16.3%)
2 (0.6%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
$17,439
$2,063
$1,680
$3,744
$11,712
$1,983
$13,695
8.7
6.6
316
10
450391000850
327
Baptist Hill Middle
Public
6-8
5117 Baptist Hill Road
Hollywood
29449
Charleston County
Charleston 01
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(843) 889-2276
0
0 ()
0 ()
0 ()
0 ()
0 ()
0 ()
0 ()
8.2
(n/a)
450144001811
328
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%)
$17,522
$1,148
$2,756
$3,905
$10,036
$3,581
$13,617
8.1
12.2
295
33
450390800772
329
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%)
$16,608
$1,372
$2,791
$4,163
$9,048
$3,397
$12,445
7.2
8.5
310
19
450390800764
330
Chestnut Oaks Middle
Public
6-8
1200 Oswego Road
Sumter
29153
Sumter County
Sumter 01
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 775-7272
339
21
16.1
—
17 (5.0%)
276 (81.4%)
33 (9.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
11 (3.2%)
$17,496
$1,449
$2,617
$4,066
$10,792
$2,639
$13,430
6.3
6.5
317
13
450390200511
331
Lee Central Middle
Public
6-8
41 Charlene Lane
Bishopville
29010
Lee County
Lee 01
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 428-2100
288
28
10.2
—
23 (8.0%)
252 (87.5%)
10 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
$51,211
$3,284
$17,137
$20,422
$15,637
$15,152
$30,789
6.2
8.8
309
22
450267001540
332
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%)
$17,166
$2,097
$1,952
$4,049
$11,108
$2,010
$13,117
6.2
(n/a)
450108000124
333
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%)
$19,097
$1,565
$1,251
$2,816
$11,463
$4,818
$16,281
5.9
7.4
314
19
450297000024
334
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
55 (11.6%)
383 (80.8%)
15 (3.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.2%)
$16,074
$908
$230
$1,138
$9,641
$5,294
$14,936
5.7
9.4
308
26
450390901717
335
South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School
Public, Charter
6-12
1650 E Greenville Street Suite H
Anderson
29621
Anderson County
Limestone Charters Association
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(864) 202-6341
1,005
17
60.9
525 (52.2%)
295 (29.4%)
116 (11.5%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
65 (6.5%)
$8,743
$54
$14
$68
$1,965
$6,710
$8,675
5.3
(n/a)
450391901809
336
Carolus Online Academy
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
101 Westpark Boulevard Suite C
Columbia
29210
Lexington County
School Public Charter School District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(803) 205-4005
1,786
64
27.9
846 (47.4%)
633 (35.4%)
155 (8.7%)
4 (0.2%)
19 (1.1%)
7 (0.4%)
122 (6.8%)
$10,024
$314
$96
$410
$1,787
$7,827
$9,615
5.1
5.6
321
15
450390101780
337
Morningside Middle
Public
6-8
1999 Singley Lane
North Charleston
29405
Charleston County
Charleston 01
No
No
No
Yes
(843) 745-2000
552
50
11.1
—
24 (4.3%)
267 (48.4%)
242 (43.8%)
4 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
13 (2.4%)
$19,653
$2,456
$620
$3,076
$12,824
$3,752
$16,577
5.1
6.9
315
22
450144000215
338
Simmons Pinckney Middle
Public
6-8
244 President Street
Charleston
29403
Charleston County
Charleston 01
No
No
No
Yes
(843) 724-7789
190
25
7.6
—
2 (1.1%)
177 (93.2%)
5 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.2%)
$37,061
$880
$814
$1,694
$25,893
$9,475
$35,367
4.8
6.3
319
19
450144001660
339
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%)
$16,184
$311
$1,922
$2,232
$8,547
$5,405
$13,952
4.8
(n/a)
450390901805
340
Alcorn Middle
Public
6-8
5125 Fairfield Road
Columbia
29203
Richland County
Richland 01
No
No
No
Yes
(803) 735-3439
381
31
12.4
—
11 (2.9%)
295 (77.4%)
55 (14.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (5.0%)
$23,403
$1,712
$1,267
$2,979
$17,017
$3,407
$20,424
4
6.4
318
22
450336001295
341
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%)
$15,353
$898
$347
$1,245
$10,204
$3,904
$14,108
1.4
8.5
311
30
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