countyscore

Best Schools Counties in South Carolina

Graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment Compare rankings across all 46 counties.

Average Schools Score
33/100
Top County
Fairfield County
Counties Ranked
46

Top 10

#1
Fairfield County
SC
63/100
#2
Darlington County
SC
53/100
#3
Aiken County
SC
51/100
#4
Beaufort County
SC
51/100
#5
Bamberg County
SC
48/100
#6
Dorchester County
SC
47/100
#7
Allendale County
SC
47/100
#8
Calhoun County
SC
47/100
#9
Richland County
SC
44/100
#10
Hampton County
SC
44/100

All South Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Fairfield County, SC
62.8
45.3
2Darlington County, SC
52.9
44.9
3Aiken County, SC
51
44.5
4Beaufort County, SC
50.9
45.5
5Bamberg County, SC
48.3
39.5
6Dorchester County, SC
47
48.5
7Allendale County, SC
46.8
43.9
8Calhoun County, SC
46.6
47.8
9Richland County, SC
44.3
36.7
10Hampton County, SC
44
39.2
11York County, SC
43.6
44.5
12Charleston County, SC
42.6
43.4
13Oconee County, SC
42.6
48
14Spartanburg County, SC
41.1
40.3
15Georgetown County, SC
40.8
41.8
16McCormick County, SC
40.1
59.4
17Lee County, SC
38
43.9
18Marion County, SC
37.3
46.2
19Newberry County, SC
37.2
43.4
20Williamsburg County, SC
37.1
39.3
21Abbeville County, SC
36.4
51
22Edgefield County, SC
35
59
23Cherokee County, SC
32.9
44.8
24Clarendon County, SC
32
42.6
25Laurens County, SC
32
43.8
26Horry County, SC
31.9
39.4
27Florence County, SC
31.8
39.5
28Anderson County, SC
30.8
40.9
29Chesterfield County, SC
30.3
43.2
30Barnwell County, SC
29.7
39.8
31Greenwood County, SC
28.1
39
32Greenville County, SC
27.9
40.8
33Pickens County, SC
27.5
50.4
34Kershaw County, SC
26.6
42.5
35Lexington County, SC
25.3
38.3
36Lancaster County, SC
24.7
44.8
37Orangeburg County, SC
19.9
36.4
38Chester County, SC
19.4
40.3
39Colleton County, SC
18.6
31.7
40Union County, SC
16.6
38.6
41Jasper County, SC
16.5
34.6
42Saluda County, SC
15.1
50.1
43Berkeley County, SC
14.9
35.1
44Dillon County, SC
14.3
40.3
45Sumter County, SC
14.2
35.2
46Marlboro County, SC
11.1
39.8

Data Source

Schools data from SchoolsByCounty. See full details at SchoolsByCounty. Data updated February 2026.