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Schools in Vance

Vance’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/11schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 19% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
SC 14.3
Schools in town
1
5,795 students on the public path
In brief

Vance’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Vance’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Branchville High places highest (better than 39%); North Middle/High lowest (4%). 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 Vance, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Vance-Providence ElementaryOrangeburg County School DistrictD
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Orangeburg 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 52.1% · 6104 students tested
Math17%
State average 41% · 6043 students tested

Vance vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vance—Orangeburg County

Every school in Vance

13 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 Vanceby address
Also serving Vancein other towns

Questions about Vance’s schools

Are Vance’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vance. Orangeburg County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vance. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vance in?

Orangeburg County School District.

Where do Vance kids go to high school?

One of seven high schools, depending on your address: Orangeburg Wilkinson High, Lake Marion High School, Edisto High, Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, Branchville High, North Middle/High and Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High.

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What Vance 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.