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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
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) |
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Orangeburg School District 5 | Orangeburg | 92% | 100% | 80% |
0 Not available |
1.3x | High | 0.9 grades |
Orangeburg School District 4 | Cope | 53% | 100% | 78% |
0 Not available |
1.6x | Low | 1.6 grades |
Orangeburg School District 3 | Holly Hill | 91% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
1.4x | Low | 1.5 grades |
Oconee County School District | Walhalla | 23% | 54% | 84% | 1.9x | 1.9x | High | 1.9 grades |
Newberry County School District | Newberry | 54% | 67% | 84% | 2.5x | 2.7x | High | 2.4 grades |
McCormick County School District | McCormick | 82% | 98% | Between 85% and 89% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Marlboro County School District | Bennettsville | 70% | 100% | Between 80% and 84% | 6.5x | 1.6x | Medium | 0.9 grades |
Marion School District 10 | Marion | 79% | 62% | 81% | 3x | 2.9x | Low | 1.8 grades |
Lexington School District 5 | Irmo | 39% | 36% | 90% | 3.4x | 4.9x | High | 2.6 grades |
Lexington School District 4 | Swansea | 35% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
1.7x | Low | 1.1 grades |
Lexington School District 3 | Batesburg-Leesville | 52% | 71% | Between 90% and 94% | 2.2x | 2.7x | 0 Not Available |
2.4 grades |
Lexington School District 2 | West Columbia | 55% | 65% | 88% | 2.5x | 1.9x | Low | 2.1 grades |
Lexington School District 1 | Lexington | 25% | 36% | 89% | 2.5x | 3.1x | Medium | 2.1 grades |
Lee County School District | Bishopville | 94% | 93% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Low | 0 Not Available |
Laurens School District 56 | Clinton | 47% | 78% | 80% | 15.1x | 1.4x | Low | 1.7 grades |
Laurens School District 55 | Laurens | 44% | 71% | 85% | 2.6x | 2.4x | Medium | 1.5 grades |
Lancaster County School District | Lancaster | 40% | 53% | 81% | 2.6x | 2.7x | High | 1.8 grades |
Kershaw County School District | Camden | 38% | 56% | 83% | 2.1x | 2.1x | Medium | 1.9 grades |
John de la Howe District | McCormick | 70% | 94% | 0 Not Available |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Jasper County School District | Ridgeland | 89% | 94% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
0 Not Available |
1.4 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orangeburg School District 5 | Orangeburg | 92% | 100% | 80% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
High | 0 Not Available |
Orangeburg School District 4 | Cope | 53% | 100% | 78% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
Medium | 0 Not Available |
Orangeburg School District 3 | Holly Hill | 91% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Oconee County School District | Walhalla | 23% | 54% | 84% | 2x |
0 Not available |
Medium | 1.2 grades |
Newberry County School District | Newberry | 54% | 67% | 84% | 1.8x |
0 Not available |
High | 1.3 grades |
McCormick County School District | McCormick | 82% | 98% | Between 85% and 89% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Marlboro County School District | Bennettsville | 70% | 100% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Marion School District 10 | Marion | 79% | 62% | 81% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Medium | 0 Not Available |
Lexington School District 5 | Irmo | 39% | 36% | 90% | 1.8x | 2.1x | Medium | 1.6 grades |
Lexington School District 4 | Swansea | 35% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% | 3.4x |
.5Less likely |
Medium | 0 Not Available |
Lexington School District 3 | Batesburg-Leesville | 52% | 71% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Lexington School District 2 | West Columbia | 55% | 65% | 88% | 4.6x |
0 Not available |
Medium | 1.5 grades |
Lexington School District 1 | Lexington | 25% | 36% | 89% | 2.1x | 1.5x | Medium | 1.4 grades |
Lee County School District | Bishopville | 94% | 93% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Laurens School District 56 | Clinton | 47% | 78% | 80% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Low | 0 Not Available |
Laurens School District 55 | Laurens | 44% | 71% | 85% | 3.7x | 1.4x | Medium | 1.3 grades |
Lancaster County School District | Lancaster | 40% | 53% | 81% |
0 Not available |
1.3x | High | 1.1 grades |
Kershaw County School District | Camden | 38% | 56% | 83% | 3.1x |
0 Not available |
Medium | 1.1 grades |
John de la Howe District | McCormick | 70% | 94% | 0 Not Available |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
0 Not Available |
0 Not Available |
Jasper County School District | Ridgeland | 89% | 94% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
0 Not Available |
0.7 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orangeburg School District 5 | Orangeburg | 92% | 100% | 80% |
.5Less likely |
0 Not available |
Orangeburg School District 4 | Cope | 53% | 100% | 78% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Orangeburg School District 3 | Holly Hill | 91% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
2.3x |
Oconee County School District | Walhalla | 23% | 54% | 84% |
.5Less likely |
0 Not available |
Newberry County School District | Newberry | 54% | 67% | 84% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
McCormick County School District | McCormick | 82% | 98% | Between 85% and 89% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Marlboro County School District | Bennettsville | 70% | 100% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Marion School District 10 | Marion | 79% | 62% | 81% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 5 | Irmo | 39% | 36% | 90% |
.5Less likely |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 4 | Swansea | 35% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 3 | Batesburg-Leesville | 52% | 71% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 2 | West Columbia | 55% | 65% | 88% |
0 Not available |
.5 No Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students suspended |
Lexington School District 1 | Lexington | 25% | 36% | 89% |
.5Less likely |
0 Not available |
Lee County School District | Bishopville | 94% | 93% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Laurens School District 56 | Clinton | 47% | 78% | 80% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Laurens School District 55 | Laurens | 44% | 71% | 85% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lancaster County School District | Lancaster | 40% | 53% | 81% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
Kershaw County School District | Camden | 38% | 56% | 83% |
.5Less likely |
0 Not available |
John de la Howe District | McCormick | 70% | 94% | 0 Not Available |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Jasper County School District | Ridgeland | 89% | 94% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
0 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orangeburg School District 5 | Orangeburg | 92% | 100% | 80% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Orangeburg School District 4 | Cope | 53% | 100% | 78% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Orangeburg School District 3 | Holly Hill | 91% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Oconee County School District | Walhalla | 23% | 54% | 84% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Newberry County School District | Newberry | 54% | 67% | 84% |
.5Less likely |
0 Not available |
McCormick County School District | McCormick | 82% | 98% | Between 85% and 89% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Marlboro County School District | Bennettsville | 70% | 100% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
1.9x |
Marion School District 10 | Marion | 79% | 62% | 81% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 5 | Irmo | 39% | 36% | 90% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 4 | Swansea | 35% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
2.5x |
Lexington School District 3 | Batesburg-Leesville | 52% | 71% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 2 | West Columbia | 55% | 65% | 88% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 1 | Lexington | 25% | 36% | 89% |
0 Not available |
3.4x |
Lee County School District | Bishopville | 94% | 93% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Laurens School District 56 | Clinton | 47% | 78% | 80% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Laurens School District 55 | Laurens | 44% | 71% | 85% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lancaster County School District | Lancaster | 40% | 53% | 81% |
0 Not available |
4.6x |
Kershaw County School District | Camden | 38% | 56% | 83% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
John de la Howe District | McCormick | 70% | 94% | 0 Not Available |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Jasper County School District | Ridgeland | 89% | 94% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
0 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orangeburg School District 5 | Orangeburg | 92% | 100% | 80% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
Orangeburg School District 4 | Cope | 53% | 100% | 78% |
0 Not available |
.5Less likely |
Orangeburg School District 3 | Holly Hill | 91% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Oconee County School District | Walhalla | 23% | 54% | 84% | 4.1x | 2.2x |
Newberry County School District | Newberry | 54% | 67% | 84% |
0 Not available |
2.4x |
McCormick County School District | McCormick | 82% | 98% | Between 85% and 89% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Marlboro County School District | Bennettsville | 70% | 100% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Marion School District 10 | Marion | 79% | 62% | 81% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 5 | Irmo | 39% | 36% | 90% | 2.5x | 3x |
Lexington School District 4 | Swansea | 35% | 100% | Between 75% and 79% |
0 Not available |
4.7x |
Lexington School District 3 | Batesburg-Leesville | 52% | 71% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
2.3x |
Lexington School District 2 | West Columbia | 55% | 65% | 88% | 3.2x |
0 Not available |
Lexington School District 1 | Lexington | 25% | 36% | 89% |
0 Not available |
2.4x |
Lee County School District | Bishopville | 94% | 93% | Between 90% and 94% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Laurens School District 56 | Clinton | 47% | 78% | 80% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Laurens School District 55 | Laurens | 44% | 71% | 85% |
0 Not available |
1.8x |
Lancaster County School District | Lancaster | 40% | 53% | 81% |
0 Not available |
3x |
Kershaw County School District | Camden | 38% | 56% | 83% |
0 Not available |
2.1x |
John de la Howe District | McCormick | 70% | 94% | 0 Not Available |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
Jasper County School District | Ridgeland | 89% | 94% | Between 80% and 84% |
0 Not available |
0 Not available |
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.
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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 →