How well did SC’s cities fare among ‘2017 Most and Least Educated in America?

South Carolina’s largest metropolitan areas made it to a list ranking the country’s most and least educated.

Analysts for WalletHub, a personal finance website, took the largest 150 metropolitan statistical areas and checked where adults 25 and older were putting their degrees to work with the list, “2017’s Most & Least Educated Cities in America.”

In South Carolina, Columbia led the way, coming in with an overall ranking of 56.

The Charleston-North Charleston area was given an overall ranking of 65, while the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin area received a 98. The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach area was also included in the list, receiving an overall ranking of 115.

Analysts used nine metrics also to rank metropolitan areas on the highest level of education completed by residents, and the quality of education and attainment gap in the state’s public schools and colleges.

In those separate rankings, Columbia landed in the middle of the pack, ranking 62 in highest level of education completed and 40 in the quality of education and attainment gap.

The Charleston area fared better with highest level of education, ranking 45. But the area was singled out as being among those with the largest racial education gap, coming in with a ranking of 134.

Meanwhile, the Greenville area had almost opposite numbers, ranking lower with 113 for highest level of education completed, but 23 with quality of education and attainment gap.

The Myrtle Beach area ranked 115 for highest level of education completed, and came in at 95 with quality of education and attainment gap.