| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 14.64 | Lexington School District 5 / 89,967 |
| 2. | 14.36 | Richland School District 2 / 116,263 |
| 3. | 14.36 | York School District 4 / 44,706 |
| 4. | 14.32 | Fort Jackson Schools / 14,081 |
| 4. | 14.32 | Richland County School District 2 within Fort Jackson / 14,081 |
| 6. | 14.19 | Name N/A / 16,167 |
| 7. | 14.13 | Beaufort County School District / 153,464 |
| 8. | 13.93 | Charleston County School District / 342,434 |
| 9. | 13.69 | Dorchester School District 2 / 113,086 |
| 10. | 13.65 | Richland School District 1 / 201,777 |
| 11. | 13.61 | Lexington School District 1 / 111,856 |
| 12. | 13.36 | Greenville County School District / 451,008 |
| 13. | 13.30 | York School District 2 / 32,321 |
| 14. | 13.29 | York School District 3 / 107,537 |
| 15. | 13.29 | Anderson School District 4 / 20,227 |
| 16. | 13.24 | Beaufort County School District within Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station / 2,086 |
| 16. | 13.24 | Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station School District / 2,086 |
| 18. | 13.20 | Florence School District 1 / 95,432 |
| 19. | 13.19 | Horry County School District / 258,267 |
| 20. | 13.14 | Lexington School District 2 / 62,801 |
| 21. | 13.11 | Spartanburg School District 7 / 54,380 |
| 22. | 13.09 | Aiken County School District / 159,958 |
| 23. | 13.06 | Sumter School District 17 / 51,642 |
| 24. | 13.04 | Pickens County School District / 117,823 |
| 25. | 13.03 | Georgetown County School District / 60,236 |
| 26. | 12.99 | Berkeley County School District / 169,878 |
| 27. | 12.95 | Name N/A / 26 |
| 28. | 12.94 | Spartanburg School District 5 / 38,993 |
| 29. | 12.93 | Spartanburg School District 6 / 58,453 |
| 30. | 12.91 | Oconee County School District / 73,035 |
| 31. | 12.84 | Greenwood School District 50 / 57,674 |
| 32. | 12.81 | Kershaw County School District / 60,166 |
| 33. | 12.81 | Spartanburg School District 2 / 54,519 |
| 34. | 12.80 | Orangeburg School District 5 / 51,769 |
| 35. | 12.80 | Anderson School District 5 / 77,421 |
| 36. | 12.79 | Greenwood School District 52 / 7,334 |
| 37. | 12.78 | Calhoun County School District / 15,212 |
| 38. | 12.76 | Anderson School District 1 / 48,759 |
| 39. | 12.60 | Spartanburg School District 1 / 30,355 |
| 40. | 12.54 | McCormick County School District / 10,203 |
| 41. | 12.50 | Bamberg School District 1 / 8,347 |
| 42. | 12.50 | Sumter School District 2 / 54,959 |
| 43. | 12.48 | Marion School District 1 / 15,636 |
| 44. | 12.47 | Newberry County School District / 37,197 |
| 45. | 12.44 | Edgefield County School District / 26,680 |
| 46. | 12.44 | Lexington School District 3 / 13,838 |
| 47. | 12.43 | Abbeville County School District / 24,451 |
| 48. | 12.42 | Lancaster County School District / 72,302 |
| 49. | 12.41 | Florence School District 5 / 5,788 |
| 50. | 12.40 | Fairfield County School District / 24,040 |
| 51. | 12.40 | Bamberg School District 2 / 7,792 |
| 52. | 12.37 | Orangeburg School District 4 / 20,421 |
| 53. | 12.35 | Anderson School District 2 / 22,764 |
| 54. | 12.34 | Darlington County School District / 68,602 |
| 55. | 12.30 | Barnwell School District 45 / 11,715 |
| 56. | 12.28 | York School District 1 / 30,352 |
| 57. | 12.28 | Clarendon School District 2 / 19,072 |
| 58. | 12.25 | Hampton School District 1 / 13,427 |
| 59. | 12.22 | Laurens School District 56 / 20,085 |
| 60. | 12.20 | Union County School District / 29,089 |
| 61. | 12.16 | Williamsburg County School District / 34,994 |
| 62. | 12.14 | Colleton County School District / 38,833 |
| 63. | 12.12 | Spartanburg School District 4 / 17,733 |
| 64. | 12.12 | Barnwell School District 19 / 5,709 |
| 65. | 12.12 | Laurens School District 55 / 37,902 |
| 66. | 12.11 | Spartanburg School District 3 / 17,123 |
| 67. | 12.08 | Barnwell School District 29 / 5,298 |
| 68. | 12.03 | Saluda County School District / 13,902 |
| 69. | 12.02 | Marion School District 2 / 11,925 |
| 70. | 12.01 | Chester County School District / 33,246 |
| 71. | 11.99 | Allendale County School District / 10,688 |
| 72. | 11.99 | Clarendon School District 3 / 6,236 |
| 73. | 11.98 | Cherokee County School District / 52,927 |
| 74. | 11.97 | Jasper County School District / 23,634 |
| 75. | 11.95 | Chesterfield County School District / 46,087 |
| 76. | 11.93 | Lexington School District 4 / 16,954 |
| 77. | 11.93 | Marion School District 7 / 6,007 |
| 78. | 11.91 | Dorchester School District 4 / 16,532 |
| 79. | 11.87 | Florence School District 2 / 6,864 |
| 80. | 11.84 | Greenwood School District 51 / 7,704 |
| 81. | 11.80 | Clarendon School District 1 / 9,313 |
| 82. | 11.77 | Anderson School District 3 / 14,874 |
| 83. | 11.76 | Florence School District 3 / 19,938 |
| 84. | 11.71 | Hampton School District 2 / 7,746 |
| 85. | 11.64 | Orangeburg School District 3 / 20,285 |
| 86. | 11.61 | Florence School District 4 / 6,875 |
| 87. | 11.55 | Lee County School District / 19,615 |
| 88. | 11.51 | Marlboro County School District / 29,112 |
| 89. | 11.51 | Dillon School District 1 / 5,168 |
| 90. | 11.47 | Dillon School District 2 / 18,788 |
| 91. | 11.47 | Dillon School District 3 / 7,710 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
