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Colleton County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Walterboro, Edisto Beach, Cottageville, Smoaks, Williams and Lodge.

Walterboro’s School Grade D better than 10% of South Carolina school districts

Students
4,539
Schools
8
Spent per student
$15,670
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$58.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Colleton County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $58.2M, about $12,822 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DWalterboro 5,485DEdisto Beach 1,071Cottageville 735Smoaks 97Williams 95Lodge 85

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walterboro. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Colleton County MiddleThis district
9–12Colleton County HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 41% · 2,644 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 52.1% · 2,534 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 83.8% · 349 in the class

97% 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
$15,670 per student · 4% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 48%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 43%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,138’20
4,971’21
4,946’22
4,777’23
4,539’24

Down 11.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 49%White 35%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cottageville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cottageville
C−
425 students12:1
Black Street Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Walterboro
358 students14:1
Hendersonville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walterboro
D
324 students14:1
Bells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ruffin
D−
249 students12:1
Forest Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Walterboro
C−
472 students12:1
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Walterboro
D
428 students15:1
Colleton County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walterboro
D
931 students13:1
Colleton County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walterboro
B+
1,352 students16:1

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.