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Lee County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bishopville and Lynchburg.

Bishopville’s School Grade D better than 12% of South Carolina school districts

Students
1,275
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,480
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
9:1
Debt
$17.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lee County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the SC average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.8M, about $13,980 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DBishopville 2,829Lynchburg 302

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bishopville. Grade by grade →

PK–5Dennis ElementaryThis district
6–8Lee Central MiddleThis district
9–12Lee Central HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 41% · 761 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 52.1% · 760 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 83.8% · 125 in the class

98% 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
$19,480 per student · 29% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 48%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 37%Federal 39%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,565’20
1,441’21
1,476’22
1,382’23
1,275’24

Down 18.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 90%White 6%Hispanic 3%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dennis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bishopville
D−
359 students10:1
Lower Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mayesville
C−
128 students8:1
West Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rembert
D
98 students11:1
Lee Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bishopville
D−
288 students10:1
Lee Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bishopville
C
402 students7:1

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.