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Anderson School District 2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Belton and Honea Path.

Belton’s School Grade A better than 90% of South Carolina school districts

Students
3,404
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,238
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
15:1
Debt
$7.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Anderson School District 2

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the SC average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.7M, about $2,273 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% of the 92 South Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ABelton 4,631AHonea Path 3,950

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Belton. Grade by grade →

PK–2Marshall PrimaryThis district
3–5Belton ElementaryThis district
6–8Belton MiddleThis district
9–12Belton Honea Path HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 41% · 1,778 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 52.1% · 1,853 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 83.8% · 257 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,238 per student · 6% below SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 51%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,404’20
3,429’21
3,494’22
3,512’23
3,404’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Black 14%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools.

Honea Path Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Honea Path
B−
571 students14:1
Marshall Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belton
459 students16:1
Wright Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belton
A
193 students14:1
Belton Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Belton
B
379 students15:1
Belton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belton
B−
455 students13:1
Honea Path Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Honea Path
B
278 students12:1
Belton Honea Path High
High · Grades 9–12 · Honea Path
A
1,069 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Carolina.