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Schools in Blackville · Barnwell County School District

Blackville’s public schools score below 66% of South Carolina districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Blackville’s districts is 32%, below the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Blackville, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 11 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 0–4 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 8% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
489 students on the public path
In brief

Blackville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 19 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Blackville’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina (the state reports Blackville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $16,344 per student in FY2024, against $15,090 across South Carolina. 29% of its revenue that year was federal (South Carolina 13%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Blackville-Hilda High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Jefferson Davis Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Blackville’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 34% of South Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the South Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (19)Better than 84%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,060 test results and a graduating class of 148 could put Blackville anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Blackville’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,054 in math, 1,067 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Macedonia Elementary-MiddleBarnwell County School DistrictNo scores
9–12Blackville-Hilda HighBarnwell County School DistrictNo scores

Blackville’s public schools are run by Barnwell County School District, which also serves Barnwell, Elko, Hilda and Kline and others. 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.

Barnwell County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,123 students · 13.5 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$16,344SC $15,090 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 52.1% · 1067 students tested
Math32%
State average 41% · 1054 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 29% of the Barnwell County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 13% across South Carolina, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Blackville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Blackville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BlackvilleCBarnwell County

Every school in Blackville

3 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).

District schools in Blackvilleby address
Macedonia Elementary-Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8
349 students15:1Rate it →
Blackville-Hilda High
High · Grades 9–12
140 students9:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Jefferson Davis Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
272 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Blackville’s schools

Are Blackville’s schools good?

On South Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Blackville children attend score below 66% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blackville in?

Barnwell County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,123 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Blackville kids go to high school?

Blackville-Hilda High, with 140 students.

What is Blackville’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Barnwell County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Blackville spend per student?

$16,344 in Barnwell County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Blackville?

Yes: Jefferson Davis Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 272 students).

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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.