| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 14.59 | Lexington School District 5 / 88,313 |
| 2. | 14.35 | Fort Jackson Schools / 14,220 |
| 2. | 14.35 | Richland County School District 2 within Fort Jackson / 14,220 |
| 4. | 14.32 | Richland School District 2 / 108,900 |
| 5. | 14.21 | York School District 4 / 38,688 |
| 6. | 14.20 | Name N/A / 16,089 |
| 7. | 14.08 | Beaufort County School District / 145,930 |
| 8. | 13.88 | Charleston County School District / 345,714 |
| 9. | 13.65 | Richland School District 1 / 195,966 |
| 10. | 13.53 | Lexington School District 1 / 106,932 |
| 11. | 13.48 | Dorchester School District 2 / 105,973 |
| 12. | 13.34 | York School District 2 / 31,589 |
| 13. | 13.26 | Greenville County School District / 444,979 |
| 14. | 13.16 | York School District 3 / 108,583 |
| 15. | 13.15 | Florence School District 1 / 92,226 |
| 16. | 13.12 | Horry County School District / 248,601 |
| 17. | 13.12 | Anderson School District 4 / 20,359 |
| 18. | 13.09 | Lexington School District 2 / 61,390 |
| 19. | 13.09 | Beaufort County School District within Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station / 1,869 |
| 19. | 13.09 | Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station School District / 1,869 |
| 21. | 13.06 | Sumter School District 17 / 49,864 |
| 22. | 13.04 | Spartanburg School District 7 / 54,475 |
| 23. | 13.01 | Georgetown County School District / 60,235 |
| 24. | 13.00 | Aiken County School District / 155,496 |
| 25. | 13.00 | Name N/A / 28 |
| 26. | 12.96 | Pickens County School District / 116,092 |
| 27. | 12.95 | Spartanburg School District 5 / 38,566 |
| 28. | 12.90 | Oconee County School District / 70,507 |
| 29. | 12.88 | Greenwood School District 50 / 57,633 |
| 30. | 12.85 | Calhoun County School District / 14,746 |
| 31. | 12.85 | Spartanburg School District 6 / 59,872 |
| 32. | 12.85 | Berkeley County School District / 163,328 |
| 33. | 12.81 | Anderson School District 5 / 75,620 |
| 34. | 12.81 | Spartanburg School District 2 / 51,997 |
| 35. | 12.79 | Orangeburg School District 5 / 50,005 |
| 36. | 12.77 | Kershaw County School District / 58,176 |
| 37. | 12.75 | Anderson School District 1 / 47,632 |
| 38. | 12.68 | Greenwood School District 52 / 7,158 |
| 39. | 12.60 | Spartanburg School District 1 / 30,279 |
| 40. | 12.46 | Sumter School District 2 / 54,577 |
| 41. | 12.43 | Abbeville County School District / 23,958 |
| 42. | 12.43 | Edgefield County School District / 25,469 |
| 43. | 12.37 | Newberry County School District / 37,992 |
| 44. | 12.36 | McCormick County School District / 10,087 |
| 45. | 12.35 | Darlington County School District / 66,771 |
| 46. | 12.32 | Marion School District 1 / 16,105 |
| 47. | 12.31 | Orangeburg School District 4 / 20,741 |
| 48. | 12.29 | Florence School District 5 / 5,748 |
| 49. | 12.29 | Bamberg School District 1 / 8,015 |
| 50. | 12.28 | Barnwell School District 45 / 12,032 |
| 51. | 12.27 | Hampton School District 1 / 13,010 |
| 52. | 12.19 | Anderson School District 2 / 22,327 |
| 53. | 12.19 | Lexington School District 3 / 13,485 |
| 54. | 12.18 | Clarendon School District 2 / 17,759 |
| 55. | 12.16 | Lancaster County School District / 73,725 |
| 56. | 12.16 | Fairfield County School District / 23,482 |
| 57. | 12.14 | Laurens School District 56 / 20,892 |
| 58. | 12.12 | York School District 1 / 30,491 |
| 59. | 12.12 | Saluda County School District / 13,931 |
| 60. | 12.12 | Laurens School District 55 / 39,947 |
| 61. | 12.10 | Williamsburg County School District / 34,920 |
| 62. | 12.07 | Colleton County School District / 39,128 |
| 63. | 12.06 | Allendale County School District / 10,459 |
| 64. | 12.05 | Union County School District / 27,800 |
| 65. | 12.02 | Barnwell School District 19 / 5,712 |
| 66. | 11.99 | Florence School District 2 / 6,661 |
| 67. | 11.96 | Bamberg School District 2 / 7,369 |
| 68. | 11.95 | Chesterfield County School District / 42,876 |
| 69. | 11.95 | Chester County School District / 32,666 |
| 70. | 11.93 | Dorchester School District 4 / 16,469 |
| 71. | 11.92 | Florence School District 4 / 6,749 |
| 72. | 11.92 | Cherokee County School District / 52,016 |
| 73. | 11.91 | Jasper County School District / 22,250 |
| 74. | 11.90 | Barnwell School District 29 / 5,142 |
| 75. | 11.90 | Marion School District 2 / 11,778 |
| 76. | 11.89 | Spartanburg School District 4 / 17,079 |
| 77. | 11.89 | Lexington School District 4 / 16,453 |
| 78. | 11.83 | Greenwood School District 51 / 7,900 |
| 79. | 11.81 | Spartanburg School District 3 / 17,604 |
| 80. | 11.81 | Anderson School District 3 / 14,288 |
| 81. | 11.80 | Clarendon School District 3 / 5,976 |
| 82. | 11.78 | Orangeburg School District 3 / 19,641 |
| 83. | 11.76 | Dillon School District 1 / 5,444 |
| 84. | 11.74 | Florence School District 3 / 20,769 |
| 85. | 11.71 | Hampton School District 2 / 7,987 |
| 86. | 11.50 | Clarendon School District 1 / 9,128 |
| 87. | 11.49 | Dillon School District 3 / 7,147 |
| 88. | 11.47 | Marion School District 7 / 6,140 |
| 89. | 11.47 | Lee County School District / 20,074 |
| 90. | 11.42 | Marlboro County School District / 28,571 |
| 91. | 11.31 | Dillon School District 2 / 18,186 |
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.
