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Schools in Buford

Buford’s public schools

Lancaster County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above South Carolina’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 12% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,698 students on the public path
In brief

Buford’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Buford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Buford Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Buford Middle lowest (43%). 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 Buford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Buford ElementaryLancaster County School DistrictB+
6–8Buford MiddleLancaster County School DistrictC+
9–12Buford HighLancaster County School DistrictB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lancaster 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.

Lancaster County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 22 schools · 15,417 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$13,299SC $15,090 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 52.1% · 7828 students tested
Math45%
State average 41% · 7692 students tested

Buford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Buford—Lancaster County

Every school in Buford

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 Bufordby address
Buford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B+
792 students17:1Rate it →
Buford Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
C+
374 students13:1Rate it →
Buford High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
B+
532 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Buford’s schools

Are Buford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buford. Lancaster County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buford in?

Lancaster County School District.

Where do Buford kids go to high school?

Buford High.

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What Buford families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.