School district · South Carolina

Dorchester 02

Dorchester 02 in South Carolina: 25 public schools with 25,928 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,547 per student in FY2024.

Schools
25
Students
25,928
Students per teacher
15.1
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,547
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)
1,720
Counselors (FTE)
82.0
Students per counselor
316
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
30.0
Librarians (FTE): 28.0

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%

65%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

11,465 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

49%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

11,468 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
$8.0K15
$8.3K16
$8.8K17
$9.0K18
$9.2K19
$9.7K20
$10.9K21
$11.2K22
$11.2K23
$12.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $41.7M
State
54% · $216.2M
Local
36% · $143.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,077
Support services
$4,954
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$31.5M
Long-term debt
$264.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 7High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–564612.856%38%
Pre-K–51,07915.284%73%
Pre-K–579114.867%53%
Pre-K–565314.452%31%
Pre-K–578313.056%48%
Pre-K–580114.074%60%
Pre-K–557712.468%53%
Pre-K–577514.073%65%
Pre-K–583313.463%48%
Pre-K–586214.564%47%
Pre-K–564915.160%41%
Pre-K–51,16916.078%66%
Pre-K–554813.068%63%
Pre-K–593016.280%72%
Pre-K–562211.655%43%
6–873213.151%28%
6–894714.862%42%
6–81,03117.568%50%
6–881013.951%28%
6–886114.164%38%
6–872813.047%22%
6–879716.388%79%
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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
815 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483
Phone
(843)873-2901
Website