An equity score of 64/100 ranks Barnwell 48 #26 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,152 per pupil, Barnwell 48 ranks #10 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,194
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,152
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Barnwell 48 operates 5 public schools serving 1,194 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 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 Barnwell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,152 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 64/100, ranked #26 of 74 in South Carolina against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
. Use the school table below to drill into any individual campus for its own demographic and resource profile.
Its largest campus is Macedonia Elementary-Middle, enrolling 343 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (1,194 to 1,177 students, -1.4%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $24,295,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 47.2% went to instruction, 41.1% to support services, and 5.7% 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.
Macedonia Elementary-Middle accounts for 28.7% of all Barnwell 48 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Barnwell 48-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.
Barnwell 48 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Barnwell 48 school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 343 students (highest), a spread of 189 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 clears the 50% majority mark. 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.