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B+

Oconee County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Seneca, Walhalla, Westminster, West Union and Salem.

Seneca’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of South Carolina school districts

Students
9,978
Schools
16
Spent per student
$15,320
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$33.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oconee County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of South Carolina districts
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $33.8M, about $3,388 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Seneca 9,424B+Walhalla 4,320B+Westminster 2,504West Union 395Salem 129

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Seneca. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Seneca MiddleThis district
9–12Seneca HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 41% · 5,229 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 52.1% · 5,396 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 83.8% · 820 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
$15,320 per student · 2% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 43%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
10,168’20
10,229’21
10,217’22
10,076’23
9,978’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Hispanic 14%Black 9%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
B
616 students12:1
Walhalla Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Union
B+
612 students14:1
Fair-Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
583 students12:1
Blue Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
C−
579 students11:1
James M. Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walhalla
C−
558 students11:1
Ravenel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
B
530 students13:1
Westminster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
385 students11:1
Orchard Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
C+
360 students9:1
Keowee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
B+
305 students11:1
Tamassee-Salem Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tamassee
B
204 students11:1
Walhalla Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walhalla
B
857 students14:1
Seneca Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seneca
C+
829 students15:1
West Oak Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
C+
656 students13:1
Walhalla High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walhalla
A
1,118 students17:1
Seneca High
High · Grades 9–12 · Seneca
A
1,051 students18:1
West-Oak High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
A−
735 students15:1

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.