Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Whitmire’s public schools outscore 57% of South Carolina districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Whitmire, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Whitmire’s districts is 45%, below the South Carolina average (52%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Whitmire’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 130 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Whitmire’s, its schools beat 63%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,697 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Whitmire’s grade
B: better than 57% of South Carolina school districts. Graduation is above the South Carolina average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Whitmire, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Whitmire · depends on your address
Newberry Middle
Grades 6–8 · 629 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Newberry
Mid-Carolina Middle
Grades 6–8 · 553 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Prosperity
Whitmire Community School (High)
Grades 6–12 · 264 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Whitmire · depends on your address
Newberry Middle
Grades 6–8 · 629 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Newberry
Mid-Carolina Middle
Grades 6–8 · 553 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Prosperity
Whitmire Community School (High)
Grades 6–12 · 264 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Whitmire · depends on your address
Newberry Middle
Grades 6–8 · 629 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Newberry
Mid-Carolina Middle
Grades 6–8 · 553 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Prosperity
Whitmire Community School (High)
Grades 6–12 · 264 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Whitmire · depends on your address
Newberry High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Newberry
Mid-Carolina High
Grades 9–12 · 681 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prosperity
Whitmire Community School (High)
Grades 6–12 · 264 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Whitmire · depends on your address
Newberry High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Newberry
Mid-Carolina High
Grades 9–12 · 681 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prosperity
Whitmire Community School (High)
Grades 6–12 · 264 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Whitmire · depends on your address
Newberry High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Newberry
Mid-Carolina High
Grades 9–12 · 681 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prosperity
Whitmire Community School (High)
Grades 6–12 · 264 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Whitmire · depends on your address
Newberry High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Newberry
Mid-Carolina High
Grades 9–12 · 681 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prosperity
Whitmire Community School (High)
Grades 6–12 · 264 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Whitmire’s public schools are run by Newberry County School District, which also serves Little Mountain, Newberry, Peak and Pomaria and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Whitmire vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Whitmire’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Whitmire | B | Newberry County |
Every school in Whitmire
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).
Questions about Whitmire’s schools
Are Whitmire’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of South Carolina: the public schools Whitmire children attend outscore 57% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Whitmire in?
Newberry County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,714 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Whitmire kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Newberry High, Mid-Carolina High and Whitmire Community School (High).
What is Whitmire’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Newberry County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Whitmire spend per student?
$15,697 in Newberry County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Whitmire families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Whitmire → They have their own page.
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.