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Williamston, South Carolina - 14 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Anderson 01 #73 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,981 per pupil, Anderson 01 ranks #73 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Anderson 01 operates 14 public schools serving 10,839 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 high, 3 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 Anderson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,981 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 8 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how South Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.0% local, 49.8% state, and 13.2% 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 17/100, ranked #73 of 74 in South Carolina against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (29 AP courses district-wide), a 560:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.0% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Palmetto Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.5/100.
Its largest campus is Wren High, enrolling 1,252 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Pelzer Elementary, at 361 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Anderson 01 school enrollment ranges from 361 students (lowest) to 1,252 students (highest), a spread of 891 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
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 Anderson 01 is typically wider than the Anderson 01-aggregate figure suggests.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 14 schools in Anderson 01.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Anderson 01's schools, below the South Carolina average of 52.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Wren High | 1,252 |
| Palmetto High | 1,086 |
| Powdersville High | 1,024 |
| Wren Middle | 910 |
| Spearman Elementary | 804 |
| Powdersville Middle | 801 |
| Concrete Primary | 765 |
| Powdersville Elementary | 765 |
| Palmetto Middle | 749 |
| Wren Elementary | 646 |
| Cedar Grove Elementary | 596 |
| Palmetto Elementary | 572 |
| Hunt Meadows Elementary | 555 |
| West Pelzer Elementary | 361 |
The South Carolina districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeburg | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Kershaw 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Spartanburg 05 | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Oconee 01 | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Spartanburg 06 | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Anderson 01's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Greenville 01 →Anderson 01 has 14 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 7 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,839 students.
Anderson 01 spends $10,981 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #73 in South Carolina.
Anderson 01 students are 73.0% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Anderson 01 has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #73 out of 74 districts in South Carolina.
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