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Schools in Calhoun Falls · Abbeville County School District

Calhoun Falls’s public schools outscore 89% of South Carolina districts

On the state math tests, 53% of Calhoun Falls’s students scored proficient, above the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Calhoun Falls, 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
57%
▲ 5 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 12 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 5 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 1% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,007 students on the public path
In brief

Calhoun Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 138 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Calhoun Falls’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,900 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Calhoun Falls Charter School 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 Calhoun Falls’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 89% of South Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (138)Better than 97%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,542 test results and a graduating class of 209 could put Calhoun Falls anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Calhoun Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,524 in math, 1,559 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5John C. Calhoun ElementaryAbbeville County School DistrictC+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Calhoun Falls’s public schools are run by Abbeville County School District, which also serves Abbeville, Donalds, Due West and Lowndesville. 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.

Abbeville County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,746 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$14,900SC $15,090 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 52.1% · 1559 students tested
Math53%
State average 41% · 1524 students tested

Calhoun Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Calhoun FallsAAbbeville County

Every school in Calhoun Falls

4 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 Calhoun Fallsby address
John C. Calhoun Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
119 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Calhoun Fallsin other towns
Wright Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Abbeville
C+
323 students10:1Rate it →
Dixie High
High · Grades 7–12 · Due West
A
565 students16:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Calhoun Falls Charter School
High · Grades 6–12
C
Charter
159 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Calhoun Falls’s schools

Are Calhoun Falls’s schools good?

By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Calhoun Falls children attend outscore 89% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Calhoun Falls in?

Abbeville County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,746 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

What is Calhoun Falls’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Abbeville County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Calhoun Falls spend per student?

$14,900 in Abbeville County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.