School district · South Carolina

Darlington 01

Darlington 01 in South Carolina: 19 public schools with 8,793 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,954 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
8,793
Students per teacher
13.0
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,954
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)
675
Counselors (FTE)
36.0
Students per counselor
244
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.0
Librarians (FTE): 18.0

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%

51%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

3,794 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

37%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

3,795 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
$10.0K15
$10.4K16
$10.5K17
$11.1K18
$11.6K19
$12.7K20
$13.7K21
$16.0K22
$17.4K23
$18.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $33.9M
State
41% · $80.7M
Local
41% · $80.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,616
Support services
$7,225
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$16.3M
Long-term debt
$49.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 3High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bay Road ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–556314.154%42%
Brockington ElementaryFree meals for all
3–530313.352%55%
Carolina ElementaryFree meals for all
1–521212.871%61%
J. L. Cain ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–553312.443%37%
Lamar-Spaulding ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–549616.060%54%
North Hartsville ElementaryFree meals for all
1–548614.757%46%
Pate ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–239713.9——
Rosenwald ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5716.1——
Pre-K–K36011.2——
St. John's ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–559615.348%44%
1–51889.940%31%
Darlington MiddleFree meals for all
6–888815.349%26%
Hartsville MiddleFree meals for all
6–880113.147%25%
Spaulding MiddleFree meals for all
6–822812.755%36%
9–120———
Darlington HighFree meals for all
9–1296513.6——
Hartsville HighFree meals for all
9–121,12915.3——
Lamar HighFree meals for all
9–1226812.8——
9–1230913.4——

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
120 E. Smith Avenue, Darlington, SC 29532
Phone
(843)398-5100
Website