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There are 433 private schools in South Carolina, serving 69,433 students. There are 4 Blue Ribbon schools, 2 all-girls schools, 4 all-boys schools, and 28 Montessori schools.

South Carolina Private Schools by County

County	Grades 9-12	Grades PK-8
1. Abbeville County	2	3
2. Aiken County	6	22
3. Anderson County	9	20
4. Bamberg County	1	1
5. Barnwell County	3	7
6. Beaufort County	8	20
7. Berkeley County	8	17
8. Calhoun County	4	4
9. Charleston County	19	53
10. Cherokee County	1	3
11. Chester County	3	4
12. Chesterfield County	3	5
13. Clarendon County	2	2
14. Colleton County	5	8
15. Darlington County	5	8
16. Dillon County	2	2
17. Dorchester County	7	16
18. Edgefield County	1	1
19. Fairfield County	1	3
20. Florence County	8	20
21. Georgetown County	2	7
22. Greenville County	23	69
23. Greenwood County	5	9
24. Hampton County	3	3
25. Horry County	9	20
26. Jasper County	3	3
27. Kershaw County	3	6
28. Lancaster County	1	2
29. Laurens County	5	8
30. Lee County	2	2
31. Lexington County	5	17
32. Marion County	2	2
33. Marlboro County	3	4
34. Mccormick County	1	1
35. Newberry County	2	2
36. Oconee County	3	7
37. Orangeburg County	6	11
38. Pickens County	12	16
39. Richland County	10	46
40. Saluda County	2	2
41. Spartanburg County	9	21
42. Sumter County	7	15
43. Union County	1	2
44. Williamsburg County	3	4
45. York County	11	16

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State Statistics:

About This State (SC)	(SC) State Statistics	Nationwide Statistics
Population (Approximate)	4,011,615 people	285,111,368 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	21%	25%
Median Household Income	$37,806	$36,135
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