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Iva, South Carolina - 5 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Anderson 03 #53 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,320 per pupil, Anderson 03 ranks #54 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,737
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,320
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anderson 03 operates 5 public schools serving 2,737 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $12,320 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 34.4% local, 46.4% state, and 19.2% 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 38/100, ranked #53 of 73 in South Carolina against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 383.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% White, 8.8% African American, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Flat Rock Elementary, with a diversity index of 43.8/100.
Its largest campus is Crescent High, enrolling 819 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Crescent High accounts for 29.5% of all Anderson 03 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Anderson 03-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Anderson 03 school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Anderson 03 school enrollment ranges from 383 students (lowest) to 819 students (highest), a spread of 436 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.
Anderson 03 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.0% 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.
Anderson 03 student-counselor ratio is 384:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Anderson 03 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Anderson 03 is typically wider than the Anderson 03-aggregate figure suggests.
Anderson 03 has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,737 students.
How much does Anderson 03 spend per student?
Anderson 03 spends $12,320 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #53 in South Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Anderson 03?
Anderson 03 students are 76.5% White, 8.8% African American, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Anderson 03?
Anderson 03 has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #53 out of 73 districts in South Carolina.