South Carolina Kids Count County Ranking Sheets

2002-2003 Graduation Rates: (8^th-Graduation)

Rank*	County	Including Certificates	Rank*	County	Excluding Certificates
1	Lexington	74.1	1	Lexington	72.2
2	York	72.4	2	York	67.1
3	Greenville	71.1	3	Greenville	66.2
4	Abbeville	70.5	4	Horry	64.7
5	Horry	70.1	5	Kershaw	63.8
6	Kershaw	68.9	6	Spartanburg	63.4
7	Greenwood	67.7	7	Greenwood	63.2
8	Chesterfield	67.1	8	Richland	62.5
9	Richland	67.0	9	Berkeley	62.2
10	Spartanburg	66.7	10	Anderson	62.2
11	Georgetown	66.6	11	Oconee	62.0
12	Clarendon	66.5	12	Dorchester	61.6
13	Berkeley	66.1	13	Georgetown	61.3
14	Dorchester	65.3	14	Chesterfield	61.2
15	Anderson	64.8	15	Abbeville	61.2
16	Lancaster	64.7	16	Aiken	59.5
17	Oconee	64.5	17	Lancaster	59.0
18	Marion	63.6	18	Pickens	57.6
19	Aiken	62.8	19	Marion	57.3
20	Saluda	62.3	20	Darlington	56.4
21	Newberry	62.2	21	Barnwell	56.3
22	Fairfield	61.4	22	Newberry	55.9
23	Union	61.1	23	Florence	55.6
24	Florence	60.9	24	Saluda	55.6
25	Darlington	60.7	25	Beaufort	55.3
26	McCormick	60.6	26	Union	55.1
27	Beaufort	60.6	27	Clarendon	54.9
28	Orangeburg	59.9	28	McCormick	54.6
29	Pickens	59.8	29	Cherokee	54.1
30	Barnwell	59.3	30	Sumter	53.7
31	Sumter	58.3	31	Orangeburg	53.6
32	Bamberg	58.1	32	Bamberg	53.1
33	Cherokee	57.0	33	Fairfield	52.7
34	Williamsburg	56.9	34	Charleston	51.7
35	Jasper	56.5	35	Edgefield	50.7
36	Charleston	56.2	36	Laurens	50.6
37	Colleton	55.7	37	Dillon	50.3
38	Calhoun	55.3	38	Colleton	49.8
39	Laurens	55.2	39	Calhoun	49.1
40	Dillon	54.3	40	Hampton	48.6
41	Hampton	54.1	41	Williamsburg	47.9
42	Marlboro	53.7	42	Lee	47.4
43	Edgefield	53.1	43	Marlboro	46.4
44	Lee	52.7	44	Chester	45.7
45	Chester	50.6	45	Jasper	43.7
46	Allendale	46.2	46	Allendale	38.9
-	South Carolina	64.4	-	South Carolina	59.9

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.