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Anderson, South Carolina - 19 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Anderson 05 #49 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,323 per pupil, Anderson 05 ranks #53 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,560
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$12,323
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anderson 05 operates 19 public schools serving 12,560 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 middle, 3 high, 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 $12,323 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 39.1% local, 47.8% 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 39/100, ranked #49 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 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 351.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.8% White, 31.8% African American, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Prospect Elementary, with a diversity index of 70.9/100.
Its largest campus is T. L. Hanna High, enrolling 1,899 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Anderson Five Charter School, at 61 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
T. L. Hanna High accounts for 15.1% of all Anderson 05 student enrollment
That concentration means Anderson 05-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 05 school enrollment varies 31× across entities
Anderson 05 school enrollment ranges from 61 students (lowest) to 1,899 students (highest), a spread of 1,838 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Anderson 05 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.2% 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 05 student-counselor ratio is 352:1 — 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 05 chronic absenteeism rate is 26.2% — 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 05 is typically wider than the Anderson 05-aggregate figure suggests.
Anderson 05 has 19 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 11 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 12,560 students.
How much does Anderson 05 spend per student?
Anderson 05 spends $12,323 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #49 in South Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Anderson 05?
Anderson 05 students are 44.8% White, 31.8% African American, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Anderson 05?
Anderson 05 has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #49 out of 73 districts in South Carolina.