An equity score of 34/100 ranks Anderson 04 #58 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,724 per pupil, Anderson 04 ranks #34 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,005
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,724
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anderson 04 operates 6 public schools serving 3,005 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 $14,724 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half 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 46.0% local, 40.9% state, and 13.1% 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 34/100, ranked #58 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 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 372.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.6% White, 12.0% African American, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pendleton Elementary, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.
Its largest campus is Pendleton High, enrolling 924 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Townville Elementary, at 243 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pendleton High accounts for 30.0% of all Anderson 04 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Anderson 04-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Anderson 04 school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Anderson 04 school enrollment ranges from 243 students (lowest) to 924 students (highest), a spread of 681 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.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Anderson 04 student-counselor ratio is 372:1 — 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 04 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.2% — 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 04 is typically wider than the Anderson 04-aggregate figure suggests.
Anderson 04 has 6 schools, including 1 high, 4 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,005 students.
How much does Anderson 04 spend per student?
Anderson 04 spends $14,724 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #58 in South Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Anderson 04?
Anderson 04 students are 74.6% White, 12.0% African American, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Anderson 04?
Anderson 04 has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #58 out of 74 districts in South Carolina.