South Carolina Education History by County




South Carolina Education History By Current County

Current County	Year County Established	Legislation Enacted per County Regarding Education
Abbeville	1785	1700s - six (6) Acts. 1800s - forty-two (42) Acts.
Aiken	1871	1800s - eighteen (18) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Allendale	1919
Anderson	1826	1800s - twenty-three (23) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Bamberg	1897
Barnwell	1800	1800s - twenty-six (26) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Beaufort	1800	1700s - three (3) Acts. 1800s - ten (10) Acts.
Berkeley	1682-1769; 1785-1791; 1882-Present	1700s - three (3) Acts in Original Berkeley County. 1800s - two (2) Acts in Current Berkeley County.
Calhoun	1908
Charleston	1785-1791; 1800-Present	1600s - one (1) Act. 1700s - eleven (11) Acts. 1800s - ninety-seven (97) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Cherokee	1897	1800s - one (1) Act.
Chester	1785	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - nineteen (19) Acts.
Chesterfield	1785	1700s - two (2) Acts. 1800s - eleven (11) Acts.
Clarendon	1785-1800; 1855-Present	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - six (6) Acts.
Colleton	1682-1769; 1785-1791; 1800-Present	1700s - two (2) Acts. 1800s - seventeen (17) Acts.
Darlington	1785	1800s - thirteen (13) Acts.
Dillon	1910
Dorchester	1897
Edgefield	1785	1800s - twenty-two (22) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Fairfield	1785	1700s - two (2) Acts. 1800s - twenty-six (26) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Florence	1888	1800s - ten (10) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Georgetown	1800	1700s - two (2) Acts. 1800s - fourteen (14) Acts.
Greenville	1786	1800s - thirty-two (32) Acts.
Greenwood	1897	1800s - two (2) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Hampton	1878	1800s - four (4) Acts.
Horry	1801	1800s - five (5) Acts.
Jasper	1912
Kershaw	1791	1700s - two (2) Acts. 1800s - eleven (11) Acts.
Lancaster	1785	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - three (3) Acts.
Laurens	1785	1800s - twenty-seven (27) Acts.
Lee	1902	-
Lexington	1804	1800s - fourteen (14) Acts.
Marion	1798	1800s - sixteen (16) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Marlboro	1785	1800s - five (5) Acts.
McCormick	1916
Newberry	1785	1800s - twenty-one (21) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Oconee	1868	1800s - twenty-eight (28) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Orangeburg	1791 or 1800	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - twenty-two (22) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Pendleton	1789	1800s - four (4) Acts. District abolished in 1826.
Pickens	1826	1800s - six (6) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Richland	1785	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - seventy-nine (79) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Saluda	1895	1800s - two (2) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Spartanburg	1791	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - thirty-seven (37) Acts and Joint Resolutions.
Sumter	1800	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - twenty (20) Acts.
Union	1785	1700s - two (2) Acts. 1800s - seven (7) Acts.
Williamsburg	1785-1798; 1804-Present	1700s - two (2) Acts. 1800s - one (1) Act.
York	1785	1700s - one (1) Act. 1800s - forty (40) Acts and Joint Resolutions.