School district · South Carolina

Laurens 56

Laurens 56 in South Carolina: 6 public schools with 2,707 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,370 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 2,707
Students per teacher: 13.2; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,370; 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): 204
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 387; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

54%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

1,119 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

38%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

1,118 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

$10.2K15

$10.9K16

$11.2K17

$11.4K18

$11.2K19

$12.1K20

$13.9K21

$14.2K22

$15.6K23

$16.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $10.1M
State: 49% · $26.5M
Local: 32% · $17.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,409
Support services: $6,626
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $5M
Long-term debt: $26.1M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
M. S. Bailey Child Development CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	139	13.9	—	—	Clinton
Clinton ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	422	14.6	48%	30%	Clinton
Eastside ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	462	14.9	72%	64%	Clinton
Joanna-Woodson ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	293	11.3	53%	47%	Joanna
Clinton MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	580	11.5	50%	28%	Clinton
Clinton HighFree meals for all	9–12	811	14.0	—	—	Clinton

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.

Sources

Address: 100 Old Colony Road, Clinton, SC 29325
Phone: (864)833-0800

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.