South Carolina Kids Count County Ranking Sheets

2005-2006 Graduation Rates: (8^th-Graduation)

Rank*	County	Including Certificates	Rank*	County	Excluding Certificates
1	Chester	28.7	1	Chester	26.3
2	Sumter	46.6	2	Allendale	40.5
3	Colleton	53.0	3	Sumter	43.2
4	Allendale	53.2	4	Colleton	46.7
5	Calhoun	58.5	5	Calhoun	53.0
6	Spartanburg	61.1	6	Marlboro	55.6
7	Beaufort	62.6	7	Edgefield	56.4
8	Florence	62.9	8	Laurens	57.4
8	Edgefield	62.9	9	Florence	58.2
10	McCormick	63.0	9	Darlington	58.2
11	Darlington	63.5	11	Spartanburg	58.4
12	Dillon	63.6	12	Orangeburg	58.6
13	Marlboro	63.7	13	Dillon	59.0
14	Laurens	64.0	14	Union	59.1
15	Hampton	64.4	15	McCormick	59.3
16	Dorchester	65.3	16	Beaufort	59.6
17	Charleston	65.8	17	Hampton	60.3
18	Cherokee	65.9	18	Newberry	60.4
19	Berkeley	66.5	19	Lee	61.4
20	Orangeburg	66.6	20	Marion	61.5
21	Marion	67.1	21	Cherokee	61.7
22	Pickens	67.3	22	Dorchester	61.9
23	Chesterfield	67.9	23	Fairfield	62.0
24	Lee	68.1	24	Clarendon	62.1
25	Newberry	68.4	25	Charleston	62.2
26	Fairfield	68.8	26	Chesterfield	62.6
26	Clarendon	69.8	27	Berkeley	62.9
28	Union	69.9	28	Williamsburg	63.2
29	Aiken	70.1	29	Richland	64.4
29	Richland	70.1	30	Pickens	64.9
29	Greenwood	70.1	31	Lancaster	66.8
32	Williamsburg	70.8	32	Barnwell	67.0
33	Barnwell	71.3	33	Kershaw	67.1
34	Kershaw	71.4	34	Aiken	67.6
35	Anderson	73.4	35	Greenwood	67.9
36	Lancaster	73.6	36	Georgetown	69.1
37	Greenville	74.6	37	Saluda	69.4
38	Oconee	74.9	38	Oconee	69.6
39	Georgetown	76.2	39	Anderson	70.2
40	Lexington	76.7	40	Greenville	70.8
41	Jasper	76.9	41	Jasper	70.9
42	Horry	77.0	42	Horry	71.4
43	Saluda	77.8	43	Abbeville	71.6
44	Abbeville	79.7	44	Lexington	74.3
45	York	80.7	45	York	78.0
46	Bamberg	87.9	46	Bamberg	84.5
	South Carolina	68.0		South Carolina	63.7

* 1 is best, 46 is worst.