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Schools in Little Mountain

Little Mountain’s public schools

Newberry County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Little Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 4% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
3,331 students on the public path
In brief

Little Mountain’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Little Mountain’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Mid-Carolina High places highest (better than 96%); Newberry Middle lowest (13%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Little Mountain, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Little Mountain ElementaryNewberry County School DistrictB+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newberry County School District.

The district

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

Newberry County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 5,714 students · 12.9 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$15,697SC $15,090 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 52.1% · 3049 students tested
Math38%
State average 41% · 2975 students tested

Little Mountain vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Little Mountain’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Little Mountain—Newberry County

Every school in Little Mountain

6 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 Little Mountainby address
Little Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
367 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Little Mountainin other towns
Newberry Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newberry
D
629 students12:1Rate it →
Mid-Carolina Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prosperity
B−
553 students12:1Rate it →
Whitmire Community School (High)
High · Grades 6–12 · Whitmire
B
264 students12:1Rate it →
Newberry High
High · Grades 9–12 · Newberry
B+
837 students16:1Rate it →
Mid-Carolina High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prosperity
A+
681 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Little Mountain’s schools

Are Little Mountain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Little Mountain. Newberry County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Little Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Little Mountain in?

Newberry County School District.

Where do Little Mountain kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Newberry High, Mid-Carolina High and Whitmire Community School (High).

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What Little Mountain families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.