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C

Chesterfield County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Cheraw, Pageland, Chesterfield, McBee, Jefferson, Ruby, Patrick and Mount Croghan.

Cheraw’s School Grade C better than 30% of South Carolina school districts

Students
6,872
Schools
16
Spent per student
$14,099
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$36.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chesterfield County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the SC average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $36.8M, about $5,355 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cheraw. Grade by grade →

PK–2Cheraw PrimaryThis district
3–5Cheraw IntermediateThis district
6–8Long MiddleThis district
9–12Cheraw HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 41% · 3,615 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 52.1% · 3,645 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 83.8% · 519 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
$14,099 per student · 7% below SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 52%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,772’20
6,901’21
7,019’22
6,975’23
6,872’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Black 34%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.