Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Landrum’s public schools outscore 87% of South Carolina districts
49% of students in Landrum’s public schools are proficient in math, above the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Landrum, 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.
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.
Landrum’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 180 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Landrum’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,212 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 6% 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.
What’s behind Landrum’s grade
A: better than 87% of South Carolina school districts, #14 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Landrum, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Landrum
O. P. Earle Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 424 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Landrum
O. P. Earle Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 424 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Landrum
O. P. Earle Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 424 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Landrum
O. P. Earle Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 424 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Landrum
O. P. Earle Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 424 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Landrum
O. P. Earle Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 424 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Landrum
Landrum Middle
Grades 6–8 · 218 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Landrum
Landrum Middle
Grades 6–8 · 218 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Landrum
Landrum Middle
Grades 6–8 · 218 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Landrum · depends on your address
Chapman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,057 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Inman
Landrum High
Grades 9–12 · 526 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Campobello
10th grade in Landrum · depends on your address
Chapman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,057 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Inman
Landrum High
Grades 9–12 · 526 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Campobello
11th grade in Landrum · depends on your address
Chapman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,057 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Inman
Landrum High
Grades 9–12 · 526 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Campobello
12th grade in Landrum · depends on your address
Chapman High
Grades 9–12 · 1,057 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Inman
Landrum High
Grades 9–12 · 526 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Campobello
Landrum’s public schools are run by Spartanburg School District 1, which also serves Campobello and Inman. 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.
Above the state in reading
Landrum vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Landrum’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Landrum | A | Spartanburg School District 1 |
| Campobello | — | Spartanburg School District 1 |
Every school in Landrum
4 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).
Questions about Landrum’s schools
Are Landrum’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Landrum children attend outscore 87% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #14 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Landrum in?
Spartanburg School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,364 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Landrum kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Chapman High and Landrum High.
What is Landrum’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Spartanburg School District 1 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Landrum spend per student?
$13,212 in Spartanburg School District 1 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Landrum families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Landrum → They have their own page.
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.