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Edgefield County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Edgefield, Johnston and Trenton, and parts of North Augusta.

Edgefield’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of South Carolina school districts

Students
3,069
Schools
7
Spent per student
$17,010
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$54.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Edgefield County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the SC average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $54.3M, about $17,707 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Edgefield 4,182C+Johnston 2,233Trenton 412

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Edgefield. Grade by grade →

PK–5W. E. Parker ElementaryThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Strom Thurmond HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 41% · 1,654 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 52.1% · 1,703 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 83.8% · 195 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
$17,010 per student · 13% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 50%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,207’20
3,157’21
3,100’22
3,082’23
3,069’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 45%Black 37%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Merriwether Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Augusta
B−
760 students14:1
W. E. Parker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgefield
C+
339 students11:1
Johnston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Johnston
D
276 students11:1
Douglas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trenton
D−
215 students10:1
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Johnston
C−
394 students12:1
Merriwether Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Augusta
C+
365 students15:1
Strom Thurmond High
High · Grades 9–12 · Johnston
B
720 students15:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Aiken County School DistrictBurnettown
$13,241per student

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.