Upper Long Cane Cemetery · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Abbeville’s public schools outscore 89% of South Carolina districts
On the state math tests, 53% of Abbeville’s students scored proficient, above the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Abbeville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Abbeville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 154 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Abbeville’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,900 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four middle, one middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Abbeville’s grade
A: better than 89% of South Carolina school districts, #13 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Abbeville, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Abbeville
Long Cane Primary
Grades PK–2 · 368 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Abbeville
Long Cane Primary
Grades PK–2 · 368 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Abbeville
Long Cane Primary
Grades PK–2 · 368 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Abbeville
Wright Middle
Grades 6–8 · 323 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Abbeville
Wright Middle
Grades 6–8 · 323 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Abbeville
Wright Middle
Grades 6–8 · 323 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Abbeville
Abbeville High
Grades 9–12 · 463 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Abbeville
Abbeville High
Grades 9–12 · 463 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Abbeville
Abbeville High
Grades 9–12 · 463 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Abbeville
Abbeville High
Grades 9–12 · 463 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Abbeville’s public schools are run by Abbeville County School District, which also serves Calhoun Falls, Donalds, Due West and Lowndesville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Abbeville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Abbeville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | A | Abbeville County |
Every school in Abbeville
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Abbeville’s schools
Are Abbeville’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Abbeville children attend outscore 89% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #13 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Abbeville in?
Abbeville County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,746 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Abbeville kids go to high school?
Abbeville High, with 463 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Abbeville’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Abbeville County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Abbeville spend per student?
$14,900 in Abbeville County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Abbeville families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.