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Pendleton, South Carolina - 6 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Anderson 04 #55 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,117 per pupil, Anderson 04 ranks #30 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,005
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,117
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 $14,117 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 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 37/100, ranked #55 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 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 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 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.
Anderson 04 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.5% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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 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 $14,117 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #55 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 37/100, ranking #55 out of 73 districts in South Carolina.