The Clover School District (CSD), one of the fastest-growing districts in South Carolina, has unveiled draft maps for new attendance lines that will reshape where students attend school beginning in 2026. The rezoning comes as the district prepares to open three new schools—Liberty Hill Elementary, Roosevelt Middle, and Lake Wylie High—to manage an influx of nearly 300 new students each year.
Guiding Principles for Rezoning
District leaders emphasized that the process was guided by seven key principles:
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Do not split neighborhoods.
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Use major highways and thoroughfares as boundaries.
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Align feeder patterns so elementary schools feed into the same middle and high schools.
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Keep schools at or below 80% capacity to prevent overcrowding.
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Move children no more than once whenever possible.
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Zone neighborhoods connected to school property directly to that school, when logical.
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Account for new housing developments in enrollment projections.
Elementary School Shifts
Significant changes are proposed at the elementary level. Neighborhoods now zoned for Larne, Griggs Road, Bethel, Oakridge, and Crowders Creek would shift to balance enrollment across existing and new schools. For example:
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Students from Griggs Road may move to Bethel or Liberty Hill.
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Portions of Crowders Creek would be reassigned to Bethel.
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Oakridge would split students between Griggs and Crowders.
Projections show Liberty Hill Elementary could open with 800 students, growing to 970 with future development.
Middle School Realignment
CSD will transition to three middle schools beginning in 2026:
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Clover Middle will serve students from Bethany, Larne, and Kinard.
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Roosevelt Middle will draw from Griggs Road, Bethel, and Liberty Hill.
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Oakridge Middle will serve Oakridge and Crowders Creek.
Enrollment projections show Roosevelt opening with 774 students, while Oakridge and Clover Middle will each have around 900 students at capacity.
High School Boundaries
The most visible change for families will come with the creation of Lake Wylie High School in 2026. Draft lines show:
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Clover High retaining about 1,700 students, with a capacity of 2,335.
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Lake Wylie High opening with 1,373 students, with room for 2,400.
By 2027, Lake Wylie High could reach nearly 1,800 students under current growth trends.
Public Forums and Feedback
The first of three public forums takes place Thursday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. at Oakridge Middle School. Two more sessions are scheduled for Sept. 11 at Clover Middle School and Sept. 16 at the Clover School District auditorium, both starting at 6 p.m. Families can also submit feedback online.
Next Steps
A final vote on the attendance lines is scheduled for September 22, 2025.
Superintendent Sheila Quinn said the rezoning is necessary to “accommodate growth while keeping neighborhoods intact and ensuring all students have access to safe, uncrowded schools.”
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