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U.S. State / FIPS 45

South Carolina

South Carolina has 46 counties, 1,288 public schools and 66 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS — the 49 carrying an overall star rating average 3.43 out of 5.

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At a glance

Counts come from the current release; nothing here is estimated.

Public schools

1,288schools

School districts

105districts

Hospitals

66facilities

Counties

46counties

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Federal money

Obligations recorded against a place of performance in South Carolina. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.

Obligations, FY2025

$137.1B

11th of 56 among states

Per resident

$26,7932020 population

Change since FY2017

+71%nominal

Fiscal years covered

9years

Federal obligations in South Carolina, FY2017–FY2025
$80B$100B$120B$140B
$137B
201720212025
View as table
PeriodObligations
2017$80B
2018$99B
2019$110B
2020$134B
2021$125B
2022$110B
2023$123B
2024$130B
2025$137B

Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. South Carolina ranks 11th of 56 on this measure in FY2025.

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Most complete reporters

Hospitals reporting the most quality measures to CMS. More measures means a fuller public record, not necessarily better care — the two are easy to confuse and are kept separate here.

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Hospitals in South Carolina

40 of 66 shown, ordered by how complete their public record is.

Hospitals in South Carolina
HospitalCityCountyCMS rating
Aiken Regional Medical CenterAikenAiken County
Anmed HealthAndersonAnderson County
Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufortBeaufort County
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharlestonCharleston County
Carolina Pines Regional Medical CenterHartsvilleDarlington County
Charleston Va Medical CenterCharlestonCharleston County
Cherokee Medical CenterGaffneyCherokee County
Coastal Carolina HospitalHardeevilleJasper County
Colleton Medical CenterWalterboroColleton County
Columbia Sc Va Medical CenterColumbiaRichland County
Conway Medical CenterConwayHorry County
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle BeachHorry County
KershawhealthCamdenKershaw County
Lexington Medical CenterWest ColumbiaLexington County
Mcleod Health CherawCherawChesterfield County
Mcleod Health ClarendonManningClarendon County
Mcleod Loris HospitalLorisHorry County
Mcleod Medical Center - DillonDillonDillon County
Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorenceFlorence County
Mount Pleasant HospitalMount PleasantCharleston County
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbiaRichland County
Musc Health Florence Medical CenterFlorenceFlorence County
Musc Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancasterLancaster County
Musc Medical CenterCharlestonCharleston County
Newberry County Memorial HospitalNewberryNewberry County
Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount PleasantCharleston County
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical CenterHilton Head IslandBeaufort County
Pelham Medical CenterGreerGreenville County
Piedmont Medical CenterRock HillYork County
Prisma Health Patewood HospitalGreenvilleGreenville County
Prisma Health BaptistColumbiaRichland County
Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasleyPickens County
Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeColumbiaLexington County
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenvilleGreenville County
Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalSpartanburgSpartanburg County
Prisma Health Hillcrest HospitalSimpsonvilleGreenville County
Prisma Health Laurens County HospitalClintonLaurens County
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial HospitalSenecaOconee County
Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbiaRichland County
Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalSumterSumter County
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School districts in South Carolina

The 40 largest of 105 by enrollment. The full list, and every school in each district, is on the districts page.

Largest school districts in South Carolina
DistrictSchoolsEnrollment
Greenville 019277,978
Charleston 018249,929
Horry 015747,357
Berkeley 014637,932
Richland 023228,510
Lexington 013128,031
Dorchester 022526,135
Aiken 014023,181
Charter Institute at Erskine2422,535
Richland 014822,037
Beaufort 013221,439
York 042018,191
Sc Public Charter School District3817,601
Lexington 052317,463
York 032516,493
Pickens 012416,310
Florence 012516,024
Lancaster 012315,114
Sumter 012514,800
Anderson 051912,560
Spartanburg 021411,740
Spartanburg 061411,687
Kershaw 011711,138
Orangeburg2810,979
Anderson 011410,839
Spartanburg 051210,386
Oconee 011710,217
York 02109,087
Darlington 01199,042
Lexington 02138,626
Greenwood 50138,610
Georgetown 01198,429
Cherokee 01157,925
Spartanburg 07107,371
Chesterfield 01167,019
Newberry 01145,806
Spartanburg 01105,458
Laurens 5595,344
York 0195,038
Colleton 0194,946

All 105 districts in South Carolina

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