State overview

South Carolina

84 NCES district and charter agencies · 777,994 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standing43rd percentileEstimate from 71 agencies and 688,332 assessments

Chronically absent25.3%1.6 points below a typical state

Spending per student$13,2305% below a typical state

Students per counselor331:116.5 students below a typical state

Student-group gaps

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What stands out

Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.

25.3% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 5% below a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within South Carolina.

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Districts and charter agencies in South Carolina

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Greenville 01Greenville · NCES 450231076,939students Charleston 01North Charleston · NCES 450144049,331students Horry 01Myrtle Beach · NCES 450249046,551students Berkeley 01Moncks Corner · NCES 450117037,074students Richland 02Blythewood · NCES 450339028,303students Lexington 01Lexington · NCES 450270027,766students Dorchester 02Summerville · NCES 450201025,343students Charter Institute at ErskineBelton · NCES 450390924,455students Aiken 01Wagener · NCES 450072022,800students Richland 01Columbia · NCES 450336022,151students Beaufort 01Beaufort · NCES 450111021,283students York 04Fort Mill · NCES 450390017,393students Lexington 05Irmo · NCES 450282017,245students SC Public Charter School DistrictColumbia · NCES 450390117,097students York 03Rock Hill · NCES 450387016,880students Pickens 01Pickens · NCES 450333016,217students Florence 01Florence · NCES 450213015,266students Sumter 01Sumter · NCES 450390215,101students Lancaster 01Lancaster · NCES 450258014,609students Anderson 05Anderson · NCES 450090012,686students Spartanburg 06Moore · NCES 450363011,467students OrangeburgRowesville · NCES 450391011,319students Spartanburg 02Boiling Springs · NCES 450351010,963students Kershaw 01Camden · NCES 450255010,856students Anderson 01Williamston · NCES 450078010,593students Oconee 01Seneca · NCES 450306010,229students Spartanburg 05Duncan · NCES 45036009,785students Darlington 01Hartsville · NCES 45018609,223students York 02Clover · NCES 45038408,831students Lexington 02West Columbia · NCES 45027308,641students Georgetown 01Andrews · NCES 45022808,373students Greenwood 50Greenwood · NCES 45023408,326students Cherokee 01Gaffney · NCES 45015007,792students Spartanburg 07Spartanburg · NCES 45036607,118students Chesterfield 01Pageland · NCES 45015606,901students Newberry 01Newberry · NCES 45030305,749students Laurens 55Laurens · NCES 45026105,442students Spartanburg 01Campobello · NCES 45034805,228students York 01York · NCES 45038105,007students Colleton 01Ruffin · NCES 45018304,971students Chester 01Chester · NCES 45015304,833students Marion 10Mullins · NCES 45039083,999students Dillon 04Dillon · NCES 45019203,876students Union 01Buffalo · NCES 45037503,859students Marlboro 01Bennettsville · NCES 45029703,664students Anderson 02Belton · NCES 45008103,429students Lexington 04Gaston · NCES 45027903,419students Edgefield 01Trenton · NCES 45020703,157students Florence 03Coward · NCES 45021903,140students Williamsburg 01Greeleyville · NCES 45037803,014students Abbeville 60Abbeville · NCES 45006902,946students Spartanburg 04Woodruff · NCES 45035702,899students Anderson 04Pendleton · NCES 45008702,893students Laurens 56Clinton · NCES 45026402,766students Jasper 01Hardeeville · NCES 45025202,672students Anderson 03Iva · NCES 45008402,654students Spartanburg 03Spartanburg · NCES 45035402,624students Clarendon 02Manning · NCES 45017702,453students Saluda 01Saluda · NCES 45034602,394students Fairfield 01Winnsboro · NCES 45021002,363students Lexington 03Batesburg-Leesville · NCES 45027602,038students Dorchester 04Ridgeville · NCES 45000022,025students Barnwell 45Barnwell · NCES 45010801,982students Clarendon 04Summerton · NCES 45039131,867students Calhoun 01St. Matthews · NCES 45012501,545students Greenwood 52Ninety Six · NCES 45024001,500students Dillon 03Latta · NCES 45019501,490students Lee 01Bishopville · NCES 45026701,441students Florence 05Johnsonville · NCES 45022501,201students Bamberg 01Bamberg · NCES 45009301,168students Florence 02Pamplico · NCES 45021601,107students Allendale 01Fairfax · NCES 4500750992students Greenwood 51Ware Shoals · NCES 4502370932students Barnwell 29Williston · NCES 4501050732students Bamberg 02Denmark · NCES 4500960626students McCormick 01McCormick · NCES 4503000615students Florence 04Timmonsville · NCES 4502220585students Barnwell 19Blackville · NCES 4501020519students Dept of Juvenile JusticeColumbia · NCES 4503420382students Governor's School for Science and MathematicsHartsville · NCES 4503907270students Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesGreenville · NCES 4503904207students Dept of Correction N04Fairfax · NCES 4500001179students Deaf & Blind SchoolSpartanburg · NCES 4500004172students SC Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe SchoMcCormick · NCES 450390361students