School district · South Carolina

Colleton 01

Colleton 01 in South Carolina: 9 public schools with 4,539 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,670 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
4,539
Students per teacher
13.1
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,670
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)
346
Counselors (FTE)
17.0
Students per counselor
267
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.6
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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
$9.3K15
$9.8K16
$10.4K17
$10.5K18
$11.3K19
$11.9K20
$12.9K21
$13.4K22
$14.9K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $19.7M
State
43% · $41.2M
Local
36% · $34.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,154
Support services
$7,514
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.6M
Long-term debt
$64.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Bells ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–524911.9
Pre-K–K35814.3
Cottageville ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542512.5
Forest Hills ElementaryFree meals for all
1–547212.4
Hendersonville ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–532413.5
Northside ElementaryFree meals for all
1–542814.8
Colleton County MiddleFree meals for all
6–893113.3
Colleton County HighFree meals for all
9–121,35216.4
9–120—

Sources

Address
500 Forest Circle, Walterboro, SC 29488
Phone
(843)782-4526
Website