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C+

Georgetown County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Georgetown, Andrews and Pawleys Island.

Georgetown’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of South Carolina school districts

Students
8,208
Schools
19
Spent per student
$16,913
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$169.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Georgetown County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the SC average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $169.6M, about $20,658 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Georgetown. Grade by grade →

PK–5Maryville ElementaryThis district
6–8Georgetown MiddleThis district
9–12Georgetown HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 41% · 4,343 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 52.1% · 4,455 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 83.8% · 695 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
$16,913 per student · 12% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 38%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,479’20
8,373’21
8,429’22
8,355’23
8,208’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Black 41%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Andrews Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Andrews
C−
604 students13:1
Kensington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Georgetown
C+
548 students13:1
Waccamaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Pawleys Island
A
543 students13:1
Maryville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Georgetown
C−
444 students11:1
McDonald Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Georgetown
D
389 students11:1
Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hemingway
B−
301 students12:1
Sampit Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Georgetown
D
270 students11:1
Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Georgetown
D
163 students11:1
Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Georgetown
D−
78 students6:1
Coastal Montessori Charter
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Pawleys Island
B−
242 students11:1
Waccamaw Intermediate
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Pawleys Island
B+
415 students14:1
Georgetown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Georgetown
D
671 students13:1
Rosemary Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Andrews
D
356 students13:1
Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hemingway
D
259 students11:1
Waccamaw Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pawleys Island
B
329 students14:1
Georgetown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Georgetown
B+
918 students13:1
Waccamaw High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pawleys Island
A
808 students15:1
Andrews High
High · Grades 9–12 · Andrews
B+
471 students11:1
Carvers Bay Early College and Career High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hemingway
B
399 students12:1

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.