An equity score of 45/100 ranks Bamberg 03 #46 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,483 per pupil, Bamberg 03 ranks #12 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,773
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,483
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bamberg 03 operates 6 public schools serving 1,773 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 high, 2 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 Bamberg County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,483 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 district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #46 of 74 in South Carolina against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
. Demographically, the student body averages 72.0% African American, 22.5% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Richard Carroll Elementary, with a diversity index of 58.6/100.
Its largest campus is Richard Carroll Elementary, enrolling 689 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Denmark-Olar Middle, at 144 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (1,773 to 1,767 students, -0.3%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $38,764,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 40.5% went to instruction, 39.5% to support services, and 11.2% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Richard Carroll Elementary accounts for 37.9% of all Bamberg 03 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bamberg 03-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Bamberg 03 school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Bamberg 03 school enrollment ranges from 144 students (lowest) to 689 students (highest), a spread of 545 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.