K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ South Carolina middle directory

Middle schools in South Carolina.

250 middle schools across 71 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

250
middle schools
71
districts represented
134
cities represented
156,881
students enrolled
§ Distribution

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.

School size · 2024
620

students at the median middle school; the middle half of schools enroll between 395 and 829 students.

Under 20013
200–49982
500–999131
1,000+24

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
13.8 : 1

students per teacher at the median middle school reporting staffing.

25th percentile12.4 : 1
Median13.8 : 1
75th percentile15.7 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades 06–08215
Grades 07–0813
Grades 05–086
Grades 05–065
Grades 04–064

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 244Public charter 6

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 26.4% of this list (66 of 250 records); the five most-represented cities account for 16.4%.

§ Districts

Districts with middle schools.

Every district with at least one middle-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.

Districts with middle schools in South Carolina
Greenville 0119616,233
Horry 0113511,464
Charleston 011258,632
Aiken 011174,820
Berkeley 011178,285
Richland 01924,710
Lexington 01846,255
Dorchester 02735,906
Beaufort 01643,474
Lancaster 01634,053
Sumter 01623,020
York 04624,518
Georgetown 01542,030
Lexington 05534,417
Pickens 01543,432
Sc Public Charter School District54985
York 03513,747
Anderson 05412,792
Florence 01413,620
Kershaw 01442,563
Lexington 02421,875
Orangeburg431,923
Richland 02423,706
Spartanburg 05432,571
Anderson 01332,460
Barnwell 4532909
Cherokee 01321,594
Chesterfield 01331,277
Darlington 01331,917
Greenwood 50311,885
Hampton33668
Oconee 01332,342
Spartanburg 0132992
Spartanburg 02322,664
Spartanburg 06332,567
Williamsburg 0133629
Anderson 0222733
Bamberg 0322332
Chester 0122774
Clarendon 0622628
Edgefield 0122759
Laurens 5521623
Lexington 04211,010
Marion 1022692
Newberry 01221,182
Spartanburg 07211,570
York 01211,413
York 02212,115
Abbeville 6011323
Allendale 0111196
Anderson 0311616
Anderson 0411453
Charter Institute at Erskine11457
Colleton 0111931
Dillon 0311349
Dillon 0411624
Dorchester 0411455
Fairfield 0111311
Florence 0311275
Florence 0511281
Greenwood 5111238
Greenwood 5211354
Laurens 5611580
Lee 0111288
Lexington 0311462
Marlboro 0111367
Mccormick 0111106
Saluda 0111537
Spartanburg 0311605
Spartanburg 0411701
Union 0111606

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about South Carolina middle schools.

How many middle schools are in South Carolina?

K12 Atlas profiles 250 middle schools in South Carolina in release v2026.07, across 71 districts.

Are middle schools and junior high schools the same?

They overlap, but districts use different names and grade configurations. K12 Atlas keeps the reported school level and grade span visible.

How many students attend South Carolina middle schools?

156,881 students were enrolled across 250 middle schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have middle schools in South Carolina?

The directory lists 71 districts and 134 cities with middle-level school records.

What grades do South Carolina middle schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are 06–08 (215), 07–08 (13), 05–08 (6). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all middle 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 middle schools?

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.