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D

Williamsburg County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Kingstree, Hemingway, Lane, Greeleyville and Stuckey, and parts of Andrews.

Kingstree’s School Grade D better than 14% of South Carolina school districts

Students
2,716
Schools
9
Spent per student
$20,570
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$9.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Williamsburg County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 36% more per student than the SC average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.8M, about $3,613 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DKingstree 3,022Hemingway 464Lane 449Greeleyville 357Stuckey 186

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kingstree. Grade by grade →

PK–2W.M. Anderson PrimaryThis district
3–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Kingstree Middle MagnetThis district
9–12Kingstree HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 41% · 1,576 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 52.1% · 1,518 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 83.8% · 241 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
$20,570 per student · 36% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 41%Federal 34%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,423’20
2,277’21
2,832’22
2,744’23
2,716’24

Up 12.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 89%White 7%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

W.M. Anderson Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Kingstree
364 students13:1
Hemingway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hemingway
D
269 students14:1
Greeleyville STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Greeleyville
D
222 students13:1
Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Kingstree
D−
362 students14:1
C. E. Murray Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Greeleyville
D−
157 students9:1
Kingstree Middle Magnet
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kingstree
D
341 students11:1
Hemingway MB Lee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hemingway
D
131 students10:1
Kingstree High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kingstree
681 students13:1
Hemingway High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hemingway
B+
189 students11:1

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.