Elementary schools in South Carolina.
691 elementary schools across 76 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.
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What the numbers say across South Carolina.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
students at the median elementary school; the middle half of schools enroll between 364 and 671 students.
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
students per teacher at the median elementary school reporting staffing.
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.
Reported grade spans · 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 27.2% of this list (188 of 691 records); the five most-represented cities account for 18.5%.
Districts with elementary schools.
Every district with at least one elementary-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
| Charleston 01 | 52 | 12 | 26,813 |
| Greenville 01 | 51 | 9 | 37,343 |
| Horry 01 | 30 | 9 | 22,354 |
| Richland 01 | 29 | 4 | 11,020 |
| Berkeley 01 | 26 | 10 | 19,135 |
| Richland 02 | 23 | 3 | 16,027 |
| Aiken 01 | 21 | 10 | 10,810 |
| Beaufort 01 | 20 | 6 | 10,902 |
| Sc Public Charter School District | 19 | 13 | 6,541 |
| Lexington 01 | 18 | 4 | 12,285 |
| Dorchester 02 | 15 | 3 | 11,718 |
| Orangeburg | 15 | 10 | 4,755 |
| Sumter 01 | 15 | 4 | 6,611 |
| York 03 | 15 | 1 | 7,151 |
| Florence 01 | 14 | 3 | 7,104 |
| Pickens 01 | 14 | 6 | 7,931 |
| Lexington 05 | 13 | 3 | 6,926 |
| Lancaster 01 | 12 | 4 | 6,980 |
| Anderson 05 | 11 | 1 | 5,536 |
| Darlington 01 | 11 | 4 | 4,205 |
| York 04 | 11 | 2 | 8,187 |
| Georgetown 01 | 10 | 4 | 3,582 |
| Oconee 01 | 10 | 5 | 4,732 |
| Cherokee 01 | 9 | 2 | 3,622 |
| Chesterfield 01 | 9 | 7 | 3,273 |
| Kershaw 01 | 9 | 5 | 5,114 |
| Spartanburg 02 | 9 | 4 | 5,697 |
| Spartanburg 06 | 9 | 4 | 4,920 |
| Anderson 01 | 8 | 5 | 5,064 |
| Greenwood 50 | 8 | 2 | 3,981 |
| Newberry 01 | 8 | 5 | 2,750 |
| Spartanburg 05 | 8 | 5 | 5,312 |
| Charter Institute at Erskine | 7 | 7 | 3,506 |
| York 02 | 7 | 1 | 4,210 |
| Chester 01 | 6 | 3 | 2,244 |
| Colleton 01 | 6 | 3 | 2,256 |
| Laurens 55 | 6 | 3 | 2,927 |
| Lexington 02 | 6 | 2 | 4,106 |
| Spartanburg 07 | 6 | 1 | 3,521 |
| Abbeville 60 | 5 | 3 | 1,395 |
| Fairfield 01 | 5 | 3 | 1,173 |
| Florence 03 | 5 | 4 | 1,615 |
| Hampton | 5 | 5 | 987 |
| Marion 10 | 5 | 2 | 1,812 |
| Marlboro 01 | 5 | 4 | 2,026 |
| Spartanburg 01 | 5 | 3 | 2,789 |
| York 01 | 5 | 2 | 2,022 |
| Anderson 02 | 4 | 2 | 1,602 |
| Anderson 04 | 4 | 2 | 1,699 |
| Clarendon 06 | 4 | 3 | 1,928 |
| Edgefield 01 | 4 | 4 | 1,590 |
| Limestone Charters Association | 4 | 4 | 1,695 |
| Union 01 | 4 | 3 | 1,912 |
| Williamsburg 01 | 4 | 3 | 1,217 |
| Anderson 03 | 3 | 3 | 1,337 |
| Barnwell 45 | 3 | 3 | 1,325 |
| Dillon 04 | 3 | 2 | 1,748 |
| Dorchester 04 | 3 | 3 | 975 |
| Laurens 56 | 3 | 2 | 1,177 |
| Lee 01 | 3 | 3 | 585 |
| Lexington 04 | 3 | 1 | 1,495 |
| Saluda 01 | 3 | 1 | 1,274 |
| Spartanburg 03 | 3 | 3 | 1,278 |
| Bamberg 03 | 2 | 2 | 921 |
| Calhoun 01 | 2 | 2 | 1,068 |
| Deaf & Blind School | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| Greenwood 52 | 2 | 1 | 582 |
| Jasper 01 | 2 | 2 | 1,466 |
| Lexington 03 | 2 | 1 | 954 |
| Spartanburg 04 | 2 | 1 | 1,416 |
| Allendale 01 | 1 | 1 | 407 |
| Dillon 03 | 1 | 1 | 721 |
| Florence 02 | 1 | 1 | 782 |
| Florence 05 | 1 | 1 | 537 |
| Greenwood 51 | 1 | 1 | 385 |
| Mccormick 01 | 1 | 1 | 225 |
District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.
Questions about South Carolina elementary schools.
How many elementary schools are in South Carolina?
K12 Atlas profiles 691 elementary schools in South Carolina in release v2026.07, across 76 districts.
Are primary schools and elementary schools the same in U.S. data?
Usually. U.S. datasets typically use elementary school, while many searchers use primary school for the same early-grade category; exact grade spans vary by campus.
How many students attend South Carolina elementary schools?
367,334 students were enrolled across 691 elementary schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many districts and cities have elementary schools in South Carolina?
The directory lists 76 districts and 229 cities with elementary-level school records.
What grades do South Carolina elementary schools cover?
The most commonly reported grade spans are PK–05 (447), KG–05 (50), PK–08 (36). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.
How do I browse all elementary schools in South Carolina?
Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.
Can I download the full list of South Carolina elementary schools?
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