School district · South Carolina

Greenwood 50

Greenwood 50 in South Carolina: 13 public schools with 8,477 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,578 per student in FY2024.

Schools
13
Students
8,477
Students per teacher
13.3
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,578
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)
637
Counselors (FTE)
22.0
Students per counselor
385
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
Librarians (FTE): 13.0

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%

62%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

3,621 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

49%proficient

+5.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

3,618 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
$8.7K15
$9.0K16
$9.9K17
$9.9K18
$10.6K19
$10.4K20
$12.2K21
$13.2K22
$13.5K23
$14.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
18% · $26.3M
State
52% · $74.1M
Local
30% · $42.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,986
Support services
$5,499
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$11.2M
Long-term debt
$77.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–568015.270%59%
Eleanor S. Rice ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–553512.968%55%
Hodges ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–534913.187%81%
Lakeview ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542610.873%59%
Mathews ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–552911.480%61%
Merrywood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–556212.374%73%
Pinecrest ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–53799.566%77%
Woodfields ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–552111.566%58%
Brewer MiddleFree meals for all
6–860011.546%21%
Northside MiddleFree meals for all
6–859312.448%30%
Westview MiddleFree meals for all
6–869215.260%44%
Emerald HighFree meals for all
9–1288716.6——
Greenwood HighFree meals for all
9–121,72417.9——

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
1855 Calhoun Road, Greenwood, SC 29649
Phone
(864)941-5400
Website