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2002-2003 Graduation Rates: (9th-Graduation)

Rank*	County	Including Certificates	Rank*	County	Excluding Certificates
1	Lexington	71.7	1	Lexington	69.8
2	York	69.9	2	York	64.8
3	Abbeville	67.8	3	Dorchester	60.8
4	Dorchester	64.4	4	Spartanburg	60.3
5	Spartanburg	63.4	5	Oconee	59.7
6	Greenville	63.1	6	Abbeville	58.9
7	Horry	63.1	7	Greenville	58.8
8	Oconee	62.0	8	Horry	58.2
9	Kershaw	61.2	9	Kershaw	56.7
10	Greenwood	60.6	10	Greenwood	56.6
11	Dillon	60.4	11	Dillon	55.9
12	Berkeley	58.3	12	Berkeley	54.8
13	Lancaster	57.4	13	Pickens	54.3
14	Georgetown	57.3	14	Cherokee	54.0
15	Beaufort	57.1	15	Edgefield	53.6
16	Cherokee	57.0	16	Anderson	53.4
17	Pickens	56.3	17	Aiken	52.9
18	Edgefield	56.2	18	Georgetown	52.7
19	Aiken	55.8	19	Lancaster	52.3
20	Anderson	55.6	20	Beaufort	52.2
21	Florence	55.1	21	Richland	50.8
22	Chesterfield	54.9	22	Barnwell	50.5
23	Richland	54.5	23	Florence	50.3
24	Marlboro	54.2	24	Chesterfield	50.1
25	Saluda	53.4	25	Laurens	48.6
26	Barnwell	53.2	26	Saluda	47.7
27	Newberry	53.1	27	Newberry	47.7
28	Laurens	52.9	28	Marlboro	46.9
29	Clarendon	52.1	29	Orangeburg	46.5
30	Orangeburg	51.9	30	Union	45.8
31	Union	50.7	31	Marion	45.6
32	Marion	50.7	32	Darlington	45.4
33	Hampton	49.8	33	Bamberg	44.9
34	Bamberg	49.1	34	Hampton	44.8
35	Darlington	48.9	35	Sumter	43.5
36	Fairfield	48.3	36	Clarendon	43.0
37	Jasper	47.7	37	Charleston	42.1
38	Sumter	47.2	38	Fairfield	41.4
39	Williamsburg	46.7	39	McCormick	41.0
40	Charleston	45.8	40	Colleton	40.5
41	McCormick	45.5	41	Williamsburg	39.3
42	Colleton	45.3	42	Calhoun	38.2
43	Calhoun	43.1	43	Jasper	36.9
44	Lee	39.2	44	Lee	35.3
45	Chester	39.0	45	Chester	35.3
46	Allendale	37.5	46	Allendale	31.5
-	South Carolina	57.1	-	South Carolina	53.1

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.