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Best South Carolina School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 96 top school districts in South Carolina, serving 793,779 students.
The most diverse district is Spartanburg 06 School District, with a diversity score of 0.72.
The largest school district is Greenville 01 School District, serving 78,371 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is York 02 School District, with 97% graduation rate.

Top South Carolina School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
Abbeville 60 School District
2,802
0.52
90%
Aiken 01 School District
23,297
0.68
88%
Allendale 01 School District
928
0.18
67%
Anderson 01 School District
11,001
0.43
94%
Anderson 02 School District
3,512
0.46
89%
Anderson 03 School District
2,695
0.39
92%
Anderson 04 School District
3,103
0.45
87%
Anderson 05 School District
12,601
0.67
79%
Anderson 80 School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Anderson 81 School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Bamberg 03 School District
1,767
0.5
86%
Barnwell 45 School District
1,952
0.59
82%
Barnwell 48 School District
1,177
0.5
85%
Barnwell 80 School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Beaufort 01 School District
21,489
0.71
87%
Beaufort 80 School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Berkeley 01 School District
39,145
0.68
84%
Calhoun 01 School District
1,522
0.55
92%
Charleston 01 School District
50,400
0.65
87%
Charter Institute At Erskine School District
25,153
0.59
85%
Cherokee 01 School District
6,860
0.57
80%
Chester 01 School District
4,590
0.62
79%
Chesterfield 01 School District
6,975
0.64
84%
Clarendon 04 School District
194
0.1
n/a
Clarendon 06 School District
3,913
0.57
89%
Colleton 01 School District
4,777
0.63
76%
Darlington 01 School District
8,862
0.63
88%
Deaf & Blind School District
150
0.7
50%
Department Of Correction N04 School District
129
0.32
n/a
Department Of Juvenile Justice School District
436
0.37
1%
Dillon 03 School District
1,512
0.61
87%
Dillon 04 School District
3,780
0.59
82%
Dillon 80 School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Dorchester 02 School District
26,547
0.67
93%
Dorchester 04 School District
1,704
0.63
92%
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