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C+

Calhoun County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves St. Matthews and Cameron.

St. Matthews’ School Grade C+ better than 39% of South Carolina school districts

Students
1,465
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,737
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$14M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Calhoun County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the SC average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $14M, about $9,575 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+St. Matthews 1,827Cameron 367

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. Matthews. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–12Calhoun County HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 41% · 793 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 52.1% · 776 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.8% · 94 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
$17,737 per student · 18% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 44%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 49%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,590’20
1,545’21
1,546’22
1,522’23
1,465’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 58%White 32%Hispanic 9%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sandy Run School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Swansea
C
559 students13:1
St. Matthews K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · St. Matthews
D
509 students12:1
Calhoun County High
High · Grades 9–12 · St. Matthews
B+
397 students13:1

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.