School systems & governing boards · SC
South Carolina school systems.
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76school systems
1,146operating schools connected
738,314students in finance records
67complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
South Carolina school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 67 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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76 systems
Schools + finance trendsSC
Cherokee 01
Gaffney, SC
- Students
- 7,712
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $14,757
+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment
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Spartanburg 07
Spartanburg, SC
- Students
- 7,518
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $19,714
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment
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Chesterfield 01
Chesterfield, SC
- Students
- 6,975
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $14,099
+3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.3% enrollment
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Newberry 01
Newberry, SC
- Students
- 5,773
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $15,697
+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment
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Spartanburg 01
Campobello, SC
- Students
- 5,417
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $13,212
+3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment
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Laurens 55
Laurens, SC
- Students
- 5,206
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $15,531
+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment
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York 01
York, SC
- Students
- 4,993
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $15,668
+14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment
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Colleton 01
Walterboro, SC
- Students
- 4,777
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $15,670
+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment
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Chester 01
Chester, SC
- Students
- 4,590
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $16,618
+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment
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Marion 10
Marion, SC
- Students
- 3,808
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $17,669
+22.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment
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Dillon 04
Dillon, SC
- Students
- 3,780
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $13,305
+14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment
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Union 01
Union, SC
- Students
- 3,658
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $13,938
+13.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment
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Anderson 02
Honea Path, SC
- Students
- 3,512
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $14,238
+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment
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Lexington 04
Swansea, SC
- Students
- 3,475
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $15,026
+15.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Marlboro 01
Bennettsville, SC
- Students
- 3,426
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $17,053
+20.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment
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Anderson 04
Pendleton, SC
- Students
- 3,103
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $15,654
+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.1% enrollment
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Edgefield 01
Johnston, SC
- Students
- 3,082
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $17,010
+19.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment
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Florence 03
Lake City, SC
- Students
- 2,908
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $16,193
+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.8% enrollment
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Spartanburg 04
Woodruff, SC
- Students
- 2,886
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,851
+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Williamsburg 01
Kingstree, SC
- Students
- 2,822
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $20,570
+31.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.6% enrollment
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Spartanburg 03
Spartanburg, SC
- Students
- 2,819
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,560
+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment
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Abbeville 60
Abbeville, SC
- Students
- 2,802
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $14,900
+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment
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Laurens 56
Clinton, SC
- Students
- 2,706
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,370
+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.7% enrollment
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Anderson 03
Iva, SC
- Students
- 2,695
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $14,226
+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.7% enrollment
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Saluda 01
Saluda, SC
- Students
- 2,476
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $12,940
+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.4% enrollment
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Hampton
Varnville, SC
- Students
- 2,337
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $18,342
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Fairfield 01
Winnsboro, SC
- Students
- 2,229
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $24,513
+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.3% enrollment
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Dorchester 04
St. George, SC
- Students
- 2,160
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $19,421
+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment
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Lexington 03
Batesburg-Leesville, SC
- Students
- 1,991
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $17,732
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment
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Barnwell
Barnwell, SC
- Students
- 1,952
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $16,344
+21.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment
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