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For the 2025 school year, there are 17 public schools serving 8,363 students in Laurens County, SC (there are , serving 360 private students). 96% of all K-12 students in Laurens County, SC are educated in public schools (compared to the SC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Laurens County, SC are Clinton High School, Laurens District 55 High School and Thornwell Charter School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Laurens County, SC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the South Carolina public school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 52% statewide average). Schools in Laurens County have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of South Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public school average of 53% (majority Black).