This is a directory for schools in South Carolina published for the 1948-1949 school year. Personnel information includes main addresses of institutions and individual names. The directory includes a listing of chief administrators and personnel for the State Board of Education. The directory also lists county supervisors, members of county boards of education and county superintendents. It also lists chairmen and secretaries on boards of trustees in each high school district and other administrators such as school lunch supervisors. The directory includes a listing of agricultural, trade and industry, and home economics teachers, as well as adult education teachers, Jeanes teachers, county attendance teachers, vocational rehabilitation supervisors, and Veterans’ education supervisors. The directory lists personnel of organizations such as the South Carolina Education Association, the South Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers, and the Palmetto State Teachers’ Association. The directory lists superintendents and principals by county, as well as colleges and college presidents, organized by state, private, and/or denominational institution, as well as a listing of special schools, orphanages, and junior colleges. This listing denotes the type of college (men-only, women-only, or co-ed). The directory lists elementary and high schools and includes brief school statistics, such as the numbers of students enrolled and numbers of teachers. The enrollment statistics come from the 1947-1948 school year. The directory lists United States superintendents and concludes with a brief financial report of state aid for the 1947-1948 session.