School district · South Carolina

Oconee 01

Oconee 01 in South Carolina: 17 public schools with 9,978 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,320 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
9,978
Students per teacher
12.8
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,320
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)
780
Counselors (FTE)
28.0
Students per counselor
356
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.0
Librarians (FTE): 16.0

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%

59%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

4,515 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

44%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

4,515 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
$10.9K15
$11.0K16
$11.4K17
$11.4K18
$11.8K19
$12.1K20
$13.3K21
$13.9K22
$14.3K23
$15.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $19.3M
State
43% · $80.2M
Local
47% · $87.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,407
Support services
$6,319
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$24.5M
Long-term debt
$58.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Blue Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–557911.152%43%
Pre-K–558312.466%54%
James M. Brown ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–555810.549%35%
Pre-K–530510.975%69%
Pre-K–561612.563%55%
Orchard Park ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–53609.564%54%
Pre-K–553012.962%60%
Pre-K–520411.257%53%
Pre-K–561213.672%63%
Pre-K–538510.766%62%
6–882914.954%30%
6–885714.358%42%
6–865613.054%29%
9–120———
9–121,05118.0——
9–121,11816.9——
9–1273514.8——

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
414 South Pine Street, Walhalla, SC 29691
Phone
(864)886-4400
Website