Spartanburg, South Carolina

==Education==
[[File:Converse College main building.jpg|thumb|Wilson Hall at [[Converse University]]]]
[[File:Main Building at Wofford College.jpg|thumb|Old Main at [[Wofford College]]]]
[[File:Johnson College of Business and Economics.jpg|thumb|[[University of South Carolina Upstate|USC Upstate]]'s Johnson College of Business and Economics downtown]]

===Colleges===
Spartanburg is a college town, with four institutions of higher learning:
* [[Spartanburg Community College]]
* [[Converse University]], founded in 1889, Converse University is a comprehensive doctoral institution
* [[Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine|Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)]] – Carolinas Campus, first classes began in fall 2011
* [[Wofford College]], founded in 1854, Wofford College is a [[Phi Beta Kappa]] liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students.

In the area:
* The [[University of South Carolina Upstate]] (formerly known as University of South Carolina Spartanburg, or USCS), in [[Valley Falls, South Carolina|Valley Falls]]
* [[Spartanburg Methodist College]] (formerly known as the Textile Industrial Institute from 1911 to 1942 and then Spartanburg Junior College until 1974), originally the only 2-year residential college in SC, it now offers several 4-year programs; it is located in [[Saxon, South Carolina|Saxon]].
* [[Sherman College of Chiropractic]], South Carolina's only chiropractic college

===Public and private schools===
Most of the City of Spartanburg's public schools are run by [[Spartanburg County School District 7]], one of seven loosely affiliated districts located in [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina#Education|Spartanburg County]]. District 7 students are zoned to [[Spartanburg High School]]. However, the westernmost part of the city is served by [[Spartanburg County School District 6]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45083_spartanburg/DC20SD_C45083.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2021-07-05}}</ref> which has two elementary schools within city limits. District 6 students are zoned to [[Paul M. Dorman High School]] in [[Roebuck, South Carolina|Roebuck]].

The Spartanburg area is home to the main campus of the [[South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind]], which is outside of the city limits in an [[unincorporated area]]. It has five Regional Outreach Centers throughout the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scsdb.org/ |title=South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind |website=Scsdb.org |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> The city is also home to Spartanburg Preparatory School, a K–8 public charter school that is the only "brick and mortar" charter school in the Upstate.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.spartanburgprep.org/ |title=Spartanburg Preparatory School |publisher=Spartanburg Preparatory School |access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>

Spartanburg is also home to Spartanburg Christian Academy, a K–12 private school in North Spartanburg,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scawarriors.org |title=Spartanburg Christian Academy |website=Scawarriors.org |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> the [[Spartanburg Day School]], a K–12 private school offering the International Baccalaureate in grades K–4, and to Oakbrook Preparatory and Westgate Christian schools, both K–12 private schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakbrookprep.org/ |title=Oakbrook Preparatory School |website=Oakbrookprep.org |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> Located in [[Hampton Heights]], the Montessori Academy of Spartanburg is a PreK-8 private school providing a [[Montessori education|Montessori]] educational approach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montessorispartanburg.com/ |title=Montessori Academy of Spartanburg |website=montessorispartanburg.com |access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref> The Meeting Street Academy in downtown Spartanburg is a branch of a [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]-based private school and currently offers PreK and Kindergarten.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meetingstreetacademy.com/Locations/MSA-Spartanburg.aspx |title=Meeting Street Academy – Spartanburg |website=meetingstreetacademy.com |access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref>

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School is located in downtown Spartanburg. It is affiliated with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston]] and is K–8.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stpaulschoolsc.com/St_Paul_the_Apostle_Catholic_School_Spartanburg_SC.html |title=St Paul the Apostle Catholic School Spartanburg SC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208040712/http://stpaulschoolsc.com/St_Paul_the_Apostle_Catholic_School_Spartanburg_SC.html |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |website=Stpaulschoolsc.com |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref>