School district · South Carolina

Saluda 01

Saluda 01 in South Carolina: 5 public schools with 2,525 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,940 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,525
Students per teacher
14.8
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,940
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)
171
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
361
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

45%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

1,135 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

27%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

1,134 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
$9.7K15
$10.7K16
$10.9K17
$10.3K18
$10.2K19
$10.7K20
$12.1K21
$12.1K22
$12.8K23
$12.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $6M
State
61% · $28.4M
Local
26% · $12.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,930
Support services
$5,206
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$40.5M
Long-term debt
$4.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Hollywood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–540313.971%48%
Saluda ElementaryFree meals for all
3–539714.438%23%
Saluda PrimaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–247414.8——
6–853713.839%22%
9–1271416.6——

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
404 North Wise Road, Saluda, SC 29138
Phone
(864)445-8441
Website