School district · South Carolina

Kershaw 01

Kershaw 01 in South Carolina: 17 public schools with 11,135 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,809 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
11,135
Students per teacher
14.7
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,809
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)
758
Counselors (FTE)
30.0
Students per counselor
371
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
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%

56%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

5,004 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

41%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

5,009 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
$9.1K15
$9.4K16
$9.7K17
$9.8K18
$10.3K19
$11.2K20
$11.9K21
$11.8K22
$11.8K23
$12.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $28.7M
State
50% · $95.9M
Local
35% · $68.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,113
Support services
$4,975
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.9M
Long-term debt
$196.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 4High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Blaney ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–575014.261%54%
Pre-K–564414.758%50%
Pre-K–560715.660%49%
Jackson SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–553013.331%27%
Lugoff ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–554315.164%64%
Midway ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–533815.437%26%
Pre-K–550915.064%69%
Pre-K–550514.266%61%
Pre-K–568815.367%59%
Camden MiddleFree meals for all
6–884414.750%30%
6–866215.054%24%
6–864914.161%42%
North Central MiddleFree meals for all
6–840812.448%28%
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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
2029 West DeKalb Street, Camden, SC 29020
Phone
(803)432-8416
Website