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Schools in Southern Shops · Spartanburg School District 6, Spartanburg School District 2

Southern Shops’s public schools outscore 76% of South Carolina districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Southern Shops, 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.

#62of 169 South Carolina townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
53%
▲ 1 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 4 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▲ 0 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 24% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024 · Spartanburg School District 2
Students per teacher
15.0
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
12,932 students on the public path
In brief

Southern Shops’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 129 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Southern Shops’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Spartanburg School District 6 spends $15,369 per student and Spartanburg School District 2 $11,533, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Southern Shops’s grade

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation

A−: better than 76% of South Carolina school districts, #62 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (129)Better than 84%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,744 test results and a graduating class of 928 could put Southern Shops anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Southern Shops’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,660 in math, 11,830 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Lone Oak ElementarySpartanburg School District 6C−
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Southern Shops runs its own schools through grade 12 (Spartanburg School District 6). From grade PK, students attend the Spartanburg School District 2, shared with Chesnee. Its middle school is in Inman. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Southern Shops

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

Spartanburg School District 6Grades PK–12 · 14 schools · 11,714 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$15,369SC $15,090 · FY2024
B−
Spartanburg School District 2Grades PK–12 · 14 schools · 11,806 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$11,533SC $15,090 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Spartanburg School District 645%
State average 52.1% · 5978 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spartanburg School District 638%
State average 41% · 5979 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Spartanburg School District 261%
State average 52.1% · 5852 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spartanburg School District 253%
State average 41% · 5681 students tested

Southern Shops vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Southern ShopsA−Spartanburg School District 6 PK–12 · Spartanburg School District 2 PK–12

Every school in Southern Shops

10 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 Southern Shopsby address
Lone Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spartanburg
C−
336 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Southern Shopsin other towns
Boiling Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Inman
B
1,122 students16:1Rate it →
Fairforest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spartanburg
C−
1,007 students13:1Rate it →
Rainbow Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chesnee
B−
973 students15:1Rate it →
R. P. Dawkins Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moore
B−
800 students13:1Rate it →
L. E. Gable Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roebuck
C
760 students12:1Rate it →
Chesnee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chesnee
B−
569 students16:1Rate it →
Dorman High
High · Grades 9–12 · Roebuck
A−
3,920 students18:1Rate it →
Boiling Springs High
High · Grades 9–12 · Boiling Springs
A+
2,772 students20:1Rate it →
Chesnee High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chesnee
A
673 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Southern Shops’s schools

Are Southern Shops’s schools good?

By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Southern Shops children attend outscore 76% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #62 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Southern Shops in?

Two districts: Spartanburg School District 6 runs grades PK–12, and Spartanburg School District 2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Chesnee.

Where do Southern Shops kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Dorman High, Boiling Springs High and Chesnee High.

What is Southern Shops’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in Spartanburg School District 6 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Southern Shops spend per student?

$15,369 in Spartanburg School District 6 and $11,533 in Spartanburg School District 2 (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.