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All School Districts in South Carolina

768K Students | 50.8K Teachers | 88 Districts | 1,236 Schools | 7 Districts Under Desegregation Order

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District Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students) Segregation Index (Between Black and White students) Achievement Gap (Between Black and White students)
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities District Greenville 27% 0% Greater than 95%

Not available

5.3x

Not Available

Not Available

Greenville County School District Greenville 44% 48% 87% 3.2x 3.4x Medium 2.5 grades
Greenwood School District 50 Greenwood 59% 75% 82% 2.4x 2.4x Low 2.6 grades
Greenwood School District 51 Ware Shoals 25% 64% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

2.3x

Not Available

Not Available

Greenwood School District 52 Ninety Six 28% 56% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

2.6x

Not Available

1.8 grades
Hampton School District 1 Hampton 57% 82% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

1.6x Low 1.1 grades
Hampton School District 2 Estill 97% 99% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Less likely

Not Available

Not Available

Horry County School District Conway 37% 57% 81% 4.9x 2.6x Medium 2.5 grades
Jasper County School District Ridgeland 89% 94% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Less likely

Not Available

1.4 grades
John de la Howe District McCormick 70% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Kershaw County School District Camden 38% 56% 83% 2.1x 2.1x Medium 1.9 grades
Lancaster County School District Lancaster 40% 53% 81% 2.6x 2.7x High 1.8 grades
Laurens School District 55 Laurens 44% 71% 85% 2.6x 2.4x Medium 1.5 grades
Laurens School District 56 Clinton 47% 78% 80% 15.1x 1.4x Low 1.7 grades
Lee County School District Bishopville 94% 93% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Low

Not Available

Lexington School District 1 Lexington 25% 36% 89% 2.5x 3.1x Medium 2.1 grades
Lexington School District 2 West Columbia 55% 65% 88% 2.5x 1.9x Low 2.1 grades
Lexington School District 3 Batesburg-Leesville 52% 71% Between 90% and 94% 2.2x 2.7x

Not Available

2.4 grades
Lexington School District 4 Swansea 35% 100% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

1.7x Low 1.1 grades
Lexington School District 5 Irmo 39% 36% 90% 3.4x 4.9x High 2.6 grades
District Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students) Segregation Index (Between Hispanic and White students) Achievement Gap (Between Hispanic and White students)
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities District Greenville 27% 0% Greater than 95%

Less likely

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Greenville County School District Greenville 44% 48% 87% 2.3x 1.4x High 1.8 grades
Greenwood School District 50 Greenwood 59% 75% 82% 3.5x

Not available

Medium 2.4 grades
Greenwood School District 51 Ware Shoals 25% 64% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Greenwood School District 52 Ninety Six 28% 56% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Hampton School District 1 Hampton 57% 82% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Hampton School District 2 Estill 97% 99% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

No Hispanic students suspended

Not Available

Not Available

Horry County School District Conway 37% 57% 81% 3.5x

Less likely

Medium 1.4 grades
Jasper County School District Ridgeland 89% 94% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Less likely

Not Available

0.7 grades
John de la Howe District McCormick 70% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Kershaw County School District Camden 38% 56% 83% 3.1x

Not available

Medium 1.1 grades
Lancaster County School District Lancaster 40% 53% 81%

Not available

1.3x High 1.1 grades
Laurens School District 55 Laurens 44% 71% 85% 3.7x 1.4x Medium 1.3 grades
Laurens School District 56 Clinton 47% 78% 80%

Not available

Not available

Low

Not Available

Lee County School District Bishopville 94% 93% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Lexington School District 1 Lexington 25% 36% 89% 2.1x 1.5x Medium 1.4 grades
Lexington School District 2 West Columbia 55% 65% 88% 4.6x

Not available

Medium 1.5 grades
Lexington School District 3 Batesburg-Leesville 52% 71% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Not Available

Not Available

Lexington School District 4 Swansea 35% 100% Between 75% and 79% 3.4x

Less likely

Medium

Not Available

Lexington School District 5 Irmo 39% 36% 90% 1.8x 2.1x Medium 1.6 grades
District Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities District Greenville 27% 0% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Greenville County School District Greenville 44% 48% 87%

Less likely

Less likely

Greenwood School District 50 Greenwood 59% 75% 82%

Not available

Not available

Greenwood School District 51 Ware Shoals 25% 64% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Greenwood School District 52 Ninety Six 28% 56% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Hampton School District 1 Hampton 57% 82% Between 80% and 84%

Less likely

Not available

Hampton School District 2 Estill 97% 99% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Horry County School District Conway 37% 57% 81%

Less likely

Less likely

Jasper County School District Ridgeland 89% 94% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

John de la Howe District McCormick 70% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kershaw County School District Camden 38% 56% 83%

Less likely

Not available

Lancaster County School District Lancaster 40% 53% 81%

Not available

Less likely

Laurens School District 55 Laurens 44% 71% 85%

Not available

Not available

Laurens School District 56 Clinton 47% 78% 80%

Not available

Not available

Lee County School District Bishopville 94% 93% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Lexington School District 1 Lexington 25% 36% 89%

Less likely

Not available

Lexington School District 2 West Columbia 55% 65% 88%

Not available

No Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students suspended

Lexington School District 3 Batesburg-Leesville 52% 71% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Lexington School District 4 Swansea 35% 100% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Lexington School District 5 Irmo 39% 36% 90%

Less likely

Not available

District Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities District Greenville 27% 0% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Greenville County School District Greenville 44% 48% 87% 3.3x 1.7x
Greenwood School District 50 Greenwood 59% 75% 82%

Not available

2x
Greenwood School District 51 Ware Shoals 25% 64% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Greenwood School District 52 Ninety Six 28% 56% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Hampton School District 1 Hampton 57% 82% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Hampton School District 2 Estill 97% 99% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Horry County School District Conway 37% 57% 81%

Not available

2.9x
Jasper County School District Ridgeland 89% 94% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

John de la Howe District McCormick 70% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kershaw County School District Camden 38% 56% 83%

Not available

Not available

Lancaster County School District Lancaster 40% 53% 81%

Not available

4.6x
Laurens School District 55 Laurens 44% 71% 85%

Not available

Not available

Laurens School District 56 Clinton 47% 78% 80%

Not available

Not available

Lee County School District Bishopville 94% 93% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Lexington School District 1 Lexington 25% 36% 89%

Not available

3.4x
Lexington School District 2 West Columbia 55% 65% 88%

Not available

Not available

Lexington School District 3 Batesburg-Leesville 52% 71% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Lexington School District 4 Swansea 35% 100% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

2.5x
Lexington School District 5 Irmo 39% 36% 90%

Not available

Not available

District Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities District Greenville 27% 0% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Greenville County School District Greenville 44% 48% 87% 2x 2.2x
Greenwood School District 50 Greenwood 59% 75% 82% 2.7x 1.8x
Greenwood School District 51 Ware Shoals 25% 64% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Greenwood School District 52 Ninety Six 28% 56% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Hampton School District 1 Hampton 57% 82% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

1.6x
Hampton School District 2 Estill 97% 99% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Horry County School District Conway 37% 57% 81% 2.2x 1.6x
Jasper County School District Ridgeland 89% 94% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

John de la Howe District McCormick 70% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kershaw County School District Camden 38% 56% 83%

Not available

2.1x
Lancaster County School District Lancaster 40% 53% 81%

Not available

3x
Laurens School District 55 Laurens 44% 71% 85%

Not available

1.8x
Laurens School District 56 Clinton 47% 78% 80%

Not available

Not available

Lee County School District Bishopville 94% 93% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Lexington School District 1 Lexington 25% 36% 89%

Not available

2.4x
Lexington School District 2 West Columbia 55% 65% 88% 3.2x

Not available

Lexington School District 3 Batesburg-Leesville 52% 71% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

2.3x
Lexington School District 4 Swansea 35% 100% Between 75% and 79%

Not available

4.7x
Lexington School District 5 Irmo 39% 36% 90% 2.5x 3x
Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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