School district · South Carolina

Chesterfield 01

Chesterfield 01 in South Carolina: 16 public schools with 6,872 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,099 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
6,872
Students per teacher
13.5
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,099
SC $15K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
510
Counselors (FTE)
18.0
Students per counselor
382
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): 15.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

47%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

3,029 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

25%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

3,031 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.4K15
$9.6K16
$10.1K17
$10.6K18
$11.1K19
$11.2K20
$12.4K21
$13.2K22
$13.2K23
$14.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
22% · $26M
State
52% · $61.8M
Local
26% · $31.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,174
Support services
$5,960
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$10.9M
Long-term debt
$42.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Cheraw IntermediateFree meals for all
3–540714.142%27%
Cheraw PrimaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–244314.3——
Edwards ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–553814.555%44%
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–532912.250%31%
McBee ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–534911.656%37%
Pageland ElementaryFree meals for all
3–536515.241%27%
Petersburg PrimaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–241813.9——
Plainview ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–616812.048%38%
Ruby ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–525611.654%46%
Chesterfield-Ruby MiddleFree meals for all
6–841414.852%22%
Long MiddleFree meals for all
6–840612.347%15%
New Heights MiddleFree meals for all
6–845716.338%12%
Central HighFree meals for all
9–1265716.0——
Cheraw HighFree meals for all
9–1260312.6——
Chesterfield HighFree meals for all
9–1248513.9——
McBee HighFree meals for all
6–1257712.355%19%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
401 West Boulevard, Chesterfield, SC 29709
Phone
(843)623-2175
Website