Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0Bethune’s public schools
Kershaw County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethune. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Bethune’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Bethune’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Lugoff-Elgin High places highest (better than 96%); Jackson School lowest (22%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Bethune, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Lugoff-Elgin High, Camden High and North Central High. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bethune, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Bethune · depends on your address
Lugoff-Elgin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,759 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Lugoff
Camden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,136 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Camden
North Central High
Grades 9–12 · 563 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kershaw
10th grade in Bethune · depends on your address
Lugoff-Elgin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,759 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Lugoff
Camden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,136 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Camden
North Central High
Grades 9–12 · 563 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kershaw
11th grade in Bethune · depends on your address
Lugoff-Elgin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,759 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Lugoff
Camden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,136 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Camden
North Central High
Grades 9–12 · 563 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kershaw
12th grade in Bethune · depends on your address
Lugoff-Elgin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,759 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Lugoff
Camden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,136 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Camden
North Central High
Grades 9–12 · 563 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kershaw
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kershaw County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Bethune vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Bethune’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bethune | — | Kershaw County |
Every school in Bethune
16 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 Bethune’s schools
Are Bethune’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Bethune. Kershaw County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethune. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Bethune in?
Kershaw County School District.
Where do Bethune kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Lugoff-Elgin High, Camden High and North Central High.
Parents talk
What Bethune families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Bethune → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.