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Florence School District 1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Florence, Timmonsville and Quinby.

Florence’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of South Carolina school districts

Students
15,861
Schools
23
Spent per student
$14,216
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$41.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Florence School District 1

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the SC average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $41.5M, about $2,619 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Florence. Grade by grade →

K–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 41% · 7,835 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 52.1% · 7,980 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 83.8% · 1,080 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
$14,216 per student · 6% below SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 52%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
15,110’20
15,205’21
15,970’22
15,910’23
15,861’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 54%White 29%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dewey-Carter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Effingham
C
606 students14:1
McLaurin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Florence
C+
552 students14:1
Brockington Elementary Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Timmonsville
329 students12:1
Child Development Center at Woods Road
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Florence
189 students12:1
R.N. Beck Child Development Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Florence
168 students12:1
Delmae Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B−
988 students16:1
Lucy T. Davis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B−
632 students14:1
Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B−
615 students14:1
Greenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
C
530 students14:1
Royall Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B+
512 students13:1
Briggs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B−
451 students13:1
North Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
C−
446 students12:1
Henry Timrod Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
C−
413 students13:1
Savannah Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Effingham
C−
385 students12:1
Wallace Gregg Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
D
283 students10:1
Theodore Lester Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Florence
D
362 students12:1
Southside Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
C
1,138 students14:1
John W. Moore Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
B−
1,056 students14:1
Williams Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
C+
792 students12:1
Henry L. Sneed Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
C−
634 students12:1
West Florence High
High · Grades 9–12 · Florence
A
1,827 students17:1
South Florence High
High · Grades 9–12 · Florence
A
1,580 students15:1
Wilson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Florence
A−
1,373 students15:1

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

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.