School district · South Carolina

Spartanburg 05

Spartanburg 05 in South Carolina: 14 public schools with 11,066 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,331 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 14
Students: 11,066
Students per teacher: 13.8; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,331; 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): 803
Counselors (FTE): 27.0
Students per counselor: 410; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 7.4; 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%

60%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

5,097 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

50%proficient

+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

5,105 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

$9.2K15

$9.5K16

$10.2K17

$10.2K18

$10.4K19

$10.7K20

$11.6K21

$11.5K22

$11.9K23

$13.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.3% · $14.4M
State: 41% · $81.3M
Local: 51% · $100.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,944
Support services: $4,850
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $107.5M
Long-term debt: $226.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 4High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Abner Creek Academy	Pre-K–5	807	14.0	64%	57%	Duncan
Berry Shoals ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	476	11.8	49%	45%	Duncan
Duncan Elementary School of the ArtsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	670	11.2	59%	57%	Duncan
Lyman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	750	13.2	63%	67%	Lyman
Reidville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	712	13.5	75%	69%	Reidville
River Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	770	13.8	71%	68%	Moore
Tyger River ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	473	11.6	58%	61%	Duncan
Wellford Academy of Science and TechnologyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	654	12.1	52%	49%	Wellford
Abner Creek MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	644	13.1	64%	44%	Greer
Beech Springs Middle	6–8	584	11.5	53%	32%	Duncan
D. R. Hill Middle	6–8	562	11.2	54%	37%	Lyman
Florence Chapel Middle	6–8	781	13.4	61%	46%	Duncan
James Byrnes Freshman Academy	9	792	15.5	—	—	Duncan
James F. Byrnes High	9–12	2,391	19.1	—	—	Duncan

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 North Danzler Road, Duncan, SC 29334
Phone: (864)949-2350

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.