Photo: Pollinator · CC BY-SA 3.0Murrells Inlet’s public schools score below 57% of South Carolina districts on tests and graduation
In Murrells Inlet, 30% of tested students are proficient in math, below the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Murrells Inlet, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Murrells Inlet’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 133 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Murrells Inlet’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,913 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Murrells Inlet’s grade
C+: better than 43% of South Carolina school districts, #129 of 169 South Carolina towns. Graduation is above the South Carolina average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Murrells Inlet, with each school’s own grade.
Murrells Inlet’s public schools are run by Georgetown County School District, which also serves Andrews, Georgetown and Pawleys Island. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Murrells Inlet vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Murrells Inlet’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Murrells Inlet | C+ | Georgetown County |
Every school in Murrells Inlet
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Murrells Inlet’s schools
Are Murrells Inlet’s schools good?
On South Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Murrells Inlet children attend score below 57% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #129 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Murrells Inlet in?
Georgetown County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,208 students in 19 schools (2024–25).
Where do Murrells Inlet kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Georgetown High, Waccamaw High, Andrews High and Carvers Bay Early College and Career High.
What is Murrells Inlet’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Georgetown County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Murrells Inlet spend per student?
$16,913 in Georgetown County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Murrells Inlet families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.