36

South Carolina

Total Equipment Cost

$4M

Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost

$15M

Students Affected

745,500

South Carolina’s Data by School District

Top 100 school districts, ranked by equipment cost
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)
Top 100 school districts, ranked by O&M cost
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)