Schools in Arthurtown · Richland School District 1

Arthurtown’s public schools score below 71% of South Carolina districts on tests and graduation

28% of students in Arthurtown’s public schools are proficient in math, below the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Arthurtown, 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.

#143of 169 South Carolina townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency

41%

▼ 11 pts vs SC 52%

2021–22

Math proficiency

28%

▼ 13 pts vs SC 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

82%

▼ 2 pts vs SC 84%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$20.0K

▲ 33% vs SC $15.1K

FY2024

Students per teacher

12.6

SC 14.3 · smaller classes

Schools in town

21,548 students on the public path

In brief

Arthurtown’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 12 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Arthurtown’s, its schools beat 58%, higher than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,012 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

28 elementary schools, then nine middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Arthurtown’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 29% of South Carolina school districts, #143 of 169 South Carolina towns. Both inputs trail the South Carolina average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 29%

Lower resultsHigher results

South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (12)Better than 58%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,118 test results and a graduating class of 1,485 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Arthurtown’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,051 in math, 11,186 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Arthurtown, with each school’s own grade.

28 schools teach K in Arthurtown’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Arthurtown	C	Richland School District 1
Columbia	B	Richland School District 2 PK–12 · Richland School District 1 PK–12
Cayce	C	Lexington School District 2 PK–12 · Richland School District 1 PK–12

Arthurtown’s public schools score below 71% of South Carolina districts on tests and graduation

Arthurtown’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

28 elementary schools, then nine middle and seven high schools

What’s behind Arthurtown’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Arthurtown vs. its neighbors

Every school in Arthurtown

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