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C+

Laurens School District 56

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Clinton and Cross Hill.

Clinton’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of South Carolina school districts

Students
2,707
Schools
6
Spent per student
$16,370
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$23.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Laurens School District 56

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of South Carolina districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the SC average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $23.8M, about $8,788 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% 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
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Clinton 7,918Cross Hill 440

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Clinton MiddleThis district
9–12Clinton HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 41% · 1,405 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 52.1% · 1,497 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 83.8% · 212 in the class

100% 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
$16,370 per student · 8% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 40%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 49%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,827’20
2,766’21
2,715’22
2,706’23
2,707’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 48%Black 37%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

M. S. Bailey Child Development Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Clinton
139 students14:1
Eastside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
C
462 students15:1
Clinton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
B−
422 students15:1
Joanna-Woodson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joanna
C+
293 students11:1
Clinton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C+
580 students11:1
Clinton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B+
811 students14:1

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.