Total Equipment Cost
Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost
Students Affected
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland School District 1SC | 936,000 | 526,000 | 23,480 | 26 (118) |
| 2 | Lexington School District 1SC | 398,000 | 583,000 | 26,740 | 24 (111) |
| 3 | Lexington School District 2SC | 353,000 | 205,000 | 8,970 | 26 (118) |
| 4 | Florence School District 1SC | 312,000 | 350,000 | 16,050 | 25 (109) |
| 5 | Richland School District 2SC | 271,000 | 689,000 | 29,560 | 24 (104) |
| 6 | Orangeburg School District 5SC | 244,000 | 135,000 | 5,990 | 31 (118) |
| 7 | Lexington School District 5SC | 202,000 | 361,000 | 17,400 | 20 (110) |
| 8 | Charleston County School DistrictSC | 145,000 | 867,000 | 45,780 | 20 (98) |
| 9 | Berkeley County School DistrictSC | 128,000 | 709,000 | 36,130 | 21 (106) |
| 10 | Beaufort County School DistrictSC | 115,000 | 451,000 | 21,640 | 22 (112) |
| 11 | Orangeburg School District 4SC | 115,000 | 80,000 | 3,550 | 29 (118) |
| 12 | Aiken County School DistrictSC | 99,000 | 476,000 | 23,490 | 25 (111) |
| 13 | Dorchester School District 2SC | 97,000 | 518,000 | 26,220 | 23 (109) |
| 14 | Lexington School District 4SC | 83,000 | 97,000 | 3,510 | 26 (112) |
| 15 | York School District 3SC | 77,000 | 386,000 | 17,750 | 22 (91) |
| 16 | York School District 4SC | 66,000 | 338,000 | 16,080 | 23 (91) |
| 17 | Darlington County School DistrictSC | 49,000 | 225,000 | 9,970 | 24 (107) |
| 18 | Georgetown County School DistrictSC | 37,000 | 192,000 | 9,040 | 25 (109) |
| 19 | Colleton County School DistrictSC | 28,000 | 120,000 | 5,530 | 28 (123) |
| 20 | Horry County School DistrictSC | 22,000 | 826,000 | 44,180 | 19 (104) |
| 21 | Marion School District 10SC | 19,000 | 88,000 | 4,390 | 21 (112) |
| 22 | Lancaster County School DistrictSC | 17,000 | 253,000 | 13,430 | 21 (92) |
| 23 | Calhoun County School DistrictSC | 16,000 | 61,000 | 1,690 | 28 (116) |
| 24 | Chesterfield County School DistrictSC | 16,000 | 142,000 | 6,960 | 23 (98) |
| 25 | Orangeburg School District 3SC | 15,000 | 62,000 | 2,640 | 27 (117) |
| 26 | Hampton School District 1SC | 13,000 | 50,000 | 2,210 | 25 (127) |
| 27 | Barnwell School District 45SC | 13,000 | 51,000 | 2,200 | 25 (120) |
| 28 | Dorchester School District 4SC | 11,000 | 47,000 | 2,290 | 26 (116) |
| 29 | Florence School District 2SC | 10,000 | 37,000 | 1,160 | 24 (112) |
| 30 | Jasper County School DistrictSC | 10,000 | 43,000 | 2,550 | 22 (120) |
| 31 | Saluda County School DistrictSC | 9,000 | 45,000 | 2,330 | 20 (104) |
| 32 | York School District 2SC | 7,000 | 166,000 | 8,040 | 21 (87) |
| 33 | Kershaw County School DistrictSC | 5,000 | 215,000 | 10,770 | 22 (97) |
| 34 | Barnwell School District 19SC | 5,000 | 19,000 | 600 | 24 (120) |
| 35 | Bamberg School District 1SC | 5,000 | 28,000 | 2,020 | 23 (119) |
| 36 | Dillon School District 4SC | 4,000 | 81,000 | 4,130 | 16 (103) |
| 37 | Barnwell School District 29SC | 4,000 | 17,000 | 840 | 26 (118) |
| 38 | Hampton School District 2SC | 3,000 | 14,000 | 690 | 23 (126) |
| 39 | Clarendon School District 1SC | 3,000 | 14,000 | 750 | 22 (116) |
| 40 | Florence School District 4SC | 3,000 | 14,000 | 670 | 25 (108) |
| 41 | Florence School District 5SC | 3,000 | 26,000 | 1,220 | 23 (112) |
| 42 | Bamberg School District 2SC | 3,000 | 13,000 | 670 | 25 (118) |
| 43 | Governor' School for Science and MathematicsSC | 2,000 | 9,000 | 280 | 30 (111) |
| 44 | Greenville County School DistrictSC | 0 | 1,471,000 | 75,710 | 19 (86) |
| 45 | Pickens County School DistrictSC | 0 | 302,000 | 16,230 | 21 (88) |
| 46 | Sumter County Consolidated School DistrictSC | 0 | 290,000 | 16,580 | 19 (111) |
| 47 | Anderson School District 5SC | 0 | 246,000 | 13,160 | 20 (92) |
| 48 | Spartanburg School District 6SC | 0 | 206,000 | 11,440 | 20 (90) |
| 49 | Oconee County School DistrictSC | 0 | 192,000 | 10,600 | 21 (86) |
| 50 | Spartanburg School District 2SC | 0 | 191,000 | 10,230 | 20 (87) |
| 51 | Anderson School District 1SC | 0 | 190,000 | 10,210 | 20 (89) |
| 52 | Spartanburg School District 5SC | 0 | 184,000 | 8,800 | 19 (87) |
| 53 | Greenwood School District 50SC | 0 | 155,000 | 8,890 | 16 (91) |
| 54 | Spartanburg School District 7SC | 0 | 143,000 | 7,440 | 20 (90) |
| 55 | Cherokee County School DistrictSC | 0 | 142,000 | 8,760 | 17 (83) |
| 56 | Laurens School District 55SC | 0 | 123,000 | 5,760 | 24 (94) |
| 57 | Spartanburg School District 1SC | 0 | 113,000 | 5,210 | 20 (87) |
| 58 | York School District 1SC | 0 | 106,000 | 5,250 | 19 (87) |
| 59 | Newberry County School DistrictSC | 0 | 103,000 | 6,000 | 20 (102) |
| 60 | Marlboro County School DistrictSC | 0 | 97,000 | 3,960 | 21 (103) |
| 61 | Chester County School DistrictSC | 0 | 81,000 | 4,820 | 20 (96) |
| 62 | Union County School DistrictSC | 0 | 77,000 | 3,980 | 17 (90) |
| 63 | Abbeville County School DistrictSC | 0 | 77,000 | 3,490 | 17 (92) |
| 64 | Anderson School District 2SC | 0 | 70,000 | 3,770 | 20 (92) |
| 65 | Williamsburg County School DistrictSC | 0 | 68,000 | 3,600 | 22 (112) |
| 66 | Clarendon School District 2SC | 0 | 67,000 | 2,860 | 22 (116) |
| 67 | Edgefield County School DistrictSC | 0 | 62,000 | 3,360 | 22 (101) |
| 68 | Laurens School District 56SC | 0 | 57,000 | 3,100 | 21 (94) |
| 69 | Florence School District 3SC | 0 | 57,000 | 3,410 | 22 (111) |
| 70 | Spartanburg School District 3SC | 0 | 52,000 | 2,870 | 20 (89) |
| 71 | Spartanburg School District 4SC | 0 | 50,000 | 2,890 | 22 (90) |
| 72 | Anderson School District 4SC | 0 | 48,000 | 2,840 | 20 (89) |
| 73 | Anderson School District 3SC | 0 | 46,000 | 2,600 | 19 (92) |
| 74 | Fairfield County School DistrictSC | 0 | 43,000 | 2,630 | 19 (97) |
| 75 | Lexington School District 3SC | 0 | 39,000 | 2,070 | 22 (101) |
| 76 | Lee County School DistrictSC | 0 | 36,000 | 1,820 | 22 (104) |
| 77 | Dillon School District 3SC | 0 | 35,000 | 1,620 | 20 (105) |
| 78 | Greenwood School District 52SC | 0 | 29,000 | 1,570 | 18 (95) |
| 79 | Clarendon School District 3SC | 0 | 26,000 | 1,310 | 21 (112) |
| 80 | Allendale County School DistrictSC | 0 | 19,000 | 1,120 | 21 (122) |
| 81 | Greenwood School District 51SC | 0 | 18,000 | 950 | 21 (93) |
| 82 | McCormick County School DistrictSC | 0 | 13,000 | 700 | 19 (101) |
| 83 | Deaf & Blind SchoolSC | 0 | 6,000 | 210 | 21 (91) |
| 84 | Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesSC | 0 | 4,000 | 120 | 26 (92) |
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville County School DistrictSC | 0 | 1,471,000 | 75,710 | 19 (86) |
| 2 | Charleston County School DistrictSC | 145,000 | 867,000 | 45,780 | 20 (98) |
| 3 | Horry County School DistrictSC | 22,000 | 826,000 | 44,180 | 19 (104) |
| 4 | Berkeley County School DistrictSC | 128,000 | 709,000 | 36,130 | 21 (106) |
| 5 | Richland School District 2SC | 271,000 | 689,000 | 29,560 | 24 (104) |
| 6 | Lexington School District 1SC | 398,000 | 583,000 | 26,740 | 24 (111) |
| 7 | Richland School District 1SC | 936,000 | 526,000 | 23,480 | 26 (118) |
| 8 | Dorchester School District 2SC | 97,000 | 518,000 | 26,220 | 23 (109) |
| 9 | Aiken County School DistrictSC | 99,000 | 476,000 | 23,490 | 25 (111) |
| 10 | Beaufort County School DistrictSC | 115,000 | 451,000 | 21,640 | 22 (112) |
| 11 | York School District 3SC | 77,000 | 386,000 | 17,750 | 22 (91) |
| 12 | Lexington School District 5SC | 202,000 | 361,000 | 17,400 | 20 (110) |
| 13 | Florence School District 1SC | 312,000 | 350,000 | 16,050 | 25 (109) |
| 14 | York School District 4SC | 66,000 | 338,000 | 16,080 | 23 (91) |
| 15 | Pickens County School DistrictSC | 0 | 302,000 | 16,230 | 21 (88) |
| 16 | Sumter County Consolidated School DistrictSC | 0 | 290,000 | 16,580 | 19 (111) |
| 17 | Lancaster County School DistrictSC | 17,000 | 253,000 | 13,430 | 21 (92) |
| 18 | Anderson School District 5SC | 0 | 246,000 | 13,160 | 20 (92) |
| 19 | Darlington County School DistrictSC | 49,000 | 225,000 | 9,970 | 24 (107) |
| 20 | Kershaw County School DistrictSC | 5,000 | 215,000 | 10,770 | 22 (97) |
| 21 | Spartanburg School District 6SC | 0 | 206,000 | 11,440 | 20 (90) |
| 22 | Lexington School District 2SC | 353,000 | 205,000 | 8,970 | 26 (118) |
| 23 | Oconee County School DistrictSC | 0 | 192,000 | 10,600 | 21 (86) |
| 24 | Georgetown County School DistrictSC | 37,000 | 192,000 | 9,040 | 25 (109) |
| 25 | Spartanburg School District 2SC | 0 | 191,000 | 10,230 | 20 (87) |
| 26 | Anderson School District 1SC | 0 | 190,000 | 10,210 | 20 (89) |
| 27 | Spartanburg School District 5SC | 0 | 184,000 | 8,800 | 19 (87) |
| 28 | York School District 2SC | 7,000 | 166,000 | 8,040 | 21 (87) |
| 29 | Greenwood School District 50SC | 0 | 155,000 | 8,890 | 16 (91) |
| 30 | Spartanburg School District 7SC | 0 | 143,000 | 7,440 | 20 (90) |
| 31 | Chesterfield County School DistrictSC | 16,000 | 142,000 | 6,960 | 23 (98) |
| 32 | Cherokee County School DistrictSC | 0 | 142,000 | 8,760 | 17 (83) |
| 33 | Orangeburg School District 5SC | 244,000 | 135,000 | 5,990 | 31 (118) |
| 34 | Laurens School District 55SC | 0 | 123,000 | 5,760 | 24 (94) |
| 35 | Colleton County School DistrictSC | 28,000 | 120,000 | 5,530 | 28 (123) |
| 36 | Spartanburg School District 1SC | 0 | 113,000 | 5,210 | 20 (87) |
| 37 | York School District 1SC | 0 | 106,000 | 5,250 | 19 (87) |
| 38 | Newberry County School DistrictSC | 0 | 103,000 | 6,000 | 20 (102) |
| 39 | Marlboro County School DistrictSC | 0 | 97,000 | 3,960 | 21 (103) |
| 40 | Lexington School District 4SC | 83,000 | 97,000 | 3,510 | 26 (112) |
| 41 | Marion School District 10SC | 19,000 | 88,000 | 4,390 | 21 (112) |
| 42 | Chester County School DistrictSC | 0 | 81,000 | 4,820 | 20 (96) |
| 43 | Dillon School District 4SC | 4,000 | 81,000 | 4,130 | 16 (103) |
| 44 | Orangeburg School District 4SC | 115,000 | 80,000 | 3,550 | 29 (118) |
| 45 | Union County School DistrictSC | 0 | 77,000 | 3,980 | 17 (90) |
| 46 | Abbeville County School DistrictSC | 0 | 77,000 | 3,490 | 17 (92) |
| 47 | Anderson School District 2SC | 0 | 70,000 | 3,770 | 20 (92) |
| 48 | Williamsburg County School DistrictSC | 0 | 68,000 | 3,600 | 22 (112) |
| 49 | Clarendon School District 2SC | 0 | 67,000 | 2,860 | 22 (116) |
| 50 | Orangeburg School District 3SC | 15,000 | 62,000 | 2,640 | 27 (117) |
| 51 | Edgefield County School DistrictSC | 0 | 62,000 | 3,360 | 22 (101) |
| 52 | Calhoun County School DistrictSC | 16,000 | 61,000 | 1,690 | 28 (116) |
| 53 | Laurens School District 56SC | 0 | 57,000 | 3,100 | 21 (94) |
| 54 | Florence School District 3SC | 0 | 57,000 | 3,410 | 22 (111) |
| 55 | Spartanburg School District 3SC | 0 | 52,000 | 2,870 | 20 (89) |
| 56 | Barnwell School District 45SC | 13,000 | 51,000 | 2,200 | 25 (120) |
| 57 | Spartanburg School District 4SC | 0 | 50,000 | 2,890 | 22 (90) |
| 58 | Hampton School District 1SC | 13,000 | 50,000 | 2,210 | 25 (127) |
| 59 | Anderson School District 4SC | 0 | 48,000 | 2,840 | 20 (89) |
| 60 | Dorchester School District 4SC | 11,000 | 47,000 | 2,290 | 26 (116) |
| 61 | Anderson School District 3SC | 0 | 46,000 | 2,600 | 19 (92) |
| 62 | Saluda County School DistrictSC | 9,000 | 45,000 | 2,330 | 20 (104) |
| 63 | Fairfield County School DistrictSC | 0 | 43,000 | 2,630 | 19 (97) |
| 64 | Jasper County School DistrictSC | 10,000 | 43,000 | 2,550 | 22 (120) |
| 65 | Lexington School District 3SC | 0 | 39,000 | 2,070 | 22 (101) |
| 66 | Florence School District 2SC | 10,000 | 37,000 | 1,160 | 24 (112) |
| 67 | Lee County School DistrictSC | 0 | 36,000 | 1,820 | 22 (104) |
| 68 | Dillon School District 3SC | 0 | 35,000 | 1,620 | 20 (105) |
| 69 | Greenwood School District 52SC | 0 | 29,000 | 1,570 | 18 (95) |
| 70 | Bamberg School District 1SC | 5,000 | 28,000 | 2,020 | 23 (119) |
| 71 | Florence School District 5SC | 3,000 | 26,000 | 1,220 | 23 (112) |
| 72 | Clarendon School District 3SC | 0 | 26,000 | 1,310 | 21 (112) |
| 73 | Barnwell School District 19SC | 5,000 | 19,000 | 600 | 24 (120) |
| 74 | Allendale County School DistrictSC | 0 | 19,000 | 1,120 | 21 (122) |
| 75 | Greenwood School District 51SC | 0 | 18,000 | 950 | 21 (93) |
| 76 | Barnwell School District 29SC | 4,000 | 17,000 | 840 | 26 (118) |
| 77 | Clarendon School District 1SC | 3,000 | 14,000 | 750 | 22 (116) |
| 78 | Florence School District 4SC | 3,000 | 14,000 | 670 | 25 (108) |
| 79 | Hampton School District 2SC | 3,000 | 14,000 | 690 | 23 (126) |
| 80 | Bamberg School District 2SC | 3,000 | 13,000 | 670 | 25 (118) |
| 81 | McCormick County School DistrictSC | 0 | 13,000 | 700 | 19 (101) |
| 82 | Governor' School for Science and MathematicsSC | 2,000 | 9,000 | 280 | 30 (111) |
| 83 | Deaf & Blind SchoolSC | 0 | 6,000 | 210 | 21 (91) |
| 84 | Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesSC | 0 | 4,000 | 120 | 26 (92) |
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