Schools in South Carolina.
1,572 South Carolina schools across 72 districts. Browse by school district below, or jump to elementary, middle, or high schools.
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What the numbers say across South Carolina.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: level mix, school size, staffing ratios, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
schools in this directory, split by the level each record reports.
Reported level · v2026.07
students at the median South Carolina school; the middle half of schools enroll between 228 and 720 students.
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
students per teacher at the median South Carolina school reporting staffing.
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.
Record mix · v2026.07
Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 20.9% of this list (329 of 1,572 records); the five most-represented cities account for 20.4%.
Every South Carolina school district.
Linked districts open full school lists, feeder relationships, and nearby districts. Remaining districts are listed for reference.
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District list from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles. Linked districts open full school directories; every school profile carries key facts free.
South Carolina schools by level.
Each level groups the records that report that classification in the v2026.07 release. Counts, enrollment, and staffing medians come from the same records as the district list above.
schools · 44.0% of the South Carolina directory
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Questions about South Carolina schools.
How many schools are in South Carolina?
K12 Atlas profiles 1,572 public, charter, and private schools in South Carolina in release v2026.07 — 1,290 public or charter and 282 private.
How many students attend South Carolina schools?
841,984 students were enrolled across 1,572 South Carolina schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many school districts are in South Carolina?
The directory lists 72 South Carolina school districts. 0 currently carry full district pages with school lists and feeder relationships.
How many elementary, middle, and high schools are in South Carolina?
South Carolina reports 691 elementary, 250 middle, 298 high, and 333 other schools in release v2026.07.
What is the largest school district in South Carolina?
Greenville 01 is the largest South Carolina school district by school count in the K12 Atlas directory, with 93 schools listed.
What grades do schools in South Carolina cover?
Grade spans vary by school and district. Every school profile in this directory lists its grade span.
Can I get the full South Carolina school dataset?
The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.
Need the full South Carolina dataset?
Licensed access returns every South Carolina school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.