School district · South Carolina

Orangeburg

Orangeburg in South Carolina: 27 public schools with 10,089 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,009 per student in FY2024.

Schools
27
Students
10,089
Students per teacher
13.8
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,009
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)
730
Counselors (FTE)
41.5
Students per counselor
243
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 16.6

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, 2020–2024
$13.6K20
$14.1K21
$15.5K22
$16.6K23
$18.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $45.9M
State
46% · $104.9M
Local
34% · $78.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,114
Support services
$8,937
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$60M
Long-term debt
$55.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 4High schools: 8
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Bethune-Bowman ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–525914.0
Brookdale ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–521513.3
Dover ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–523715.3
Edisto ElementaryFree meals for all
3–541915.3
Edisto PrimaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–263515.1
Elloree ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–825213.0
Holly Hill ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–535612.7
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–517915.3
Lockett ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–523914.4
Marshall ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–562516.1
Mellichamp ElementaryFree meals for all
3–514410.0
Sheridan ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–545013.9
St. James-Gaillard ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–521113.2
Vance-Providence ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–520914.3
Whittaker ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–532515.5
Carver Edisto MiddleFree meals for all
6–843912.8
Lake Marion MiddleFree meals for all
6–850114.2
Robert E. Howard MiddleFree meals for all
6–839615.5
William J. Clark MiddleFree meals for all
6–858713.0
Bethune-Bowman Middle/HighFree meals for all
6–1234914.0
Branchville HighFree meals for all
6–1231714.3
Edisto HighFree meals for all
9–1261412.7
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler HighFree meals for all
6–1222012.8
Lake Marion High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1269217.1
Lake Marion Technology CenterCareer and technical
9–120—
North Middle/HighFree meals for all
6–122279.2
Orangeburg Wilkinson HighFree meals for all
9–1299216.5

Sources

Address
102 Founder's Court, Orangeburg, SC 29118
Phone
(803)534-5454
Website