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Abbeville, South Carolina - 8 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Abbeville 60 #24 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,070 per pupil, Abbeville 60 ranks #45 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,864
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,070
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Abbeville 60 operates 8 public schools serving 2,864 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Abbeville County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,070 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how South Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.1% local, 48.0% state, and 26.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #24 of 73 in South Carolina against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 279:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.3% White, 35.4% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Abbeville High, with a diversity index of 57.1/100.
Its largest campus is Dixie High, enrolling 565 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is John C. Calhoun Elementary, at 119 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dixie High accounts for 19.7% of all Abbeville 60 student enrollment
That concentration means Abbeville 60-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Abbeville 60 school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Abbeville 60 school enrollment ranges from 119 students (lowest) to 565 students (highest), a spread of 446 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Abbeville 60 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Abbeville 60 student-counselor ratio is 279:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Abbeville 60 is typically wider than the Abbeville 60-aggregate figure suggests.
Abbeville 60 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Abbeville 60 is typically wider than the Abbeville 60-aggregate figure suggests.