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Schools in Great Falls · Chester County School District

Great Falls’s public schools score below 67% of South Carolina districts on tests and graduation

In Great Falls, 31% of tested students are proficient in math, below the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Great Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 11 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 10 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 3 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▲ 10% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
710 students on the public path
In brief

Great Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 69 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Great Falls’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,618 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Great Falls High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Great Falls’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% of South Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the South Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (69)Better than 51%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,470 test results and a graduating class of 350 could put Great Falls anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Great Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,446 in math, 2,495 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Great Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Great Falls ElementaryChester County School DistrictC
6–12Great Falls HighChester County School DistrictC

Great Falls’s public schools are run by Chester County School District, which also serves Chester, Fort Lawn, Lowrys and Richburg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chester County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 4,523 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$16,618SC $15,090 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 52.1% · 2495 students tested
Math31%
State average 41% · 2446 students tested

Great Falls vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Great Falls’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Great FallsCChester County

Every school in Great Falls

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Great Fallsby address
Great Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
335 students13:1Rate it →
Great Falls High
High · Grades 6–12
C
375 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Great Falls’s schools

Are Great Falls’s schools good?

On South Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Great Falls children attend score below 67% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Great Falls in?

Chester County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,523 students in 11 schools (2024–25).

What is Great Falls’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Chester County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Great Falls spend per student?

$16,618 in Chester County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.