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Schools in Prosperity · Newberry County School District

Prosperity’s public schools outscore 57% of South Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Prosperity, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 45% of students in Prosperity’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the South Carolina average (52%). 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
45%
▼ 7 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 3 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▲ 1 pts vs SC 84%
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
3,350 students on the public path
In brief

Prosperity’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 180 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prosperity’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,697 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Prosperity’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 57% of South Carolina school districts. Graduation is above the South Carolina average; test scores are below it.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (180)Better than 44%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,012 test results and a graduating class of 447 could put Prosperity anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Prosperity’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,975 in math, 3,049 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Prosperity’s public schools are run by Newberry County School District, which also serves Little Mountain, Newberry, Peak and Pomaria and others. 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.

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

Prosperity vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ProsperityBNewberry County

Every school in Prosperity

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 Prosperityby address
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
386 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Prosperityin other towns
Newberry Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newberry
D
629 students12:1Rate it →
Mid-Carolina Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
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
A+
681 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Prosperity’s schools

Are Prosperity’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of South Carolina: the public schools Prosperity children attend outscore 57% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Prosperity in?

Newberry County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,714 students in 13 schools (2024–25).

Where do Prosperity kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Newberry High, Mid-Carolina High and Whitmire Community School (High).

What is Prosperity’s graduation rate?

85% of the class of 2023 in Newberry County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Prosperity spend per student?

$15,697 in Newberry 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.