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Bamberg County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Denmark, Bamberg, Ehrhardt, Olar and Govan.

Denmark’s School Grade B better than 63% of South Carolina school districts

Students
1,817
Schools
6
Spent per student
$19,379
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Bamberg County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of South Carolina districts
  • Spends 28% more per student than the SC average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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.

GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BDenmark 3,059BBamberg 2,920Ehrhardt 432Olar 201Govan 54

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Denmark. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–8Denmark-Olar MiddleThis district
9–12Denmark-Olar HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

class of 2023
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 83.8% · 153 in the class

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
$19,379 per student · 28% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 52%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,773’22
1,767’23
1,817’24

About steady since 2022–23.

Students
Black 63%White 30%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%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.

Richard Carroll Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bamberg
689 students14:1
Denmark-Olar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denmark
232 students13:1
Denmark-Olar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Denmark
144 students16:1
Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bamberg
188 students10:1
Bamberg-Ehrhardt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bamberg
383 students12:1
Denmark-Olar High
High · Grades 9–12 · Denmark
181 students10:1

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.