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Moncks Corner, South Carolina - 46 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Berkeley 01 #73 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,201 per pupil, Berkeley 01 ranks #67 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
37,932
Total Enrollment
46
Schools
$11,201
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Berkeley 01 operates 46 public schools serving 37,932 students, placing it in the mid-size range in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 24 combined, 9 middle, 8 high, 5 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Berkeley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,201 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 8 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 43.7% local, 43.0% state, and 13.3% 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 11/100, ranked #73 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 8 of 46 schools offering Advanced Placement (68 AP courses district-wide), a 414.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.9% White, 29.6% African American, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mount Holly Elementary, with a diversity index of 75.2/100.
Its largest campus is Stratford High, enrolling 2,605 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Berkeley County Middle College High, at 117 students, a 22x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Berkeley 01 school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Berkeley 01 school enrollment ranges from 117 students (lowest) to 2,605 students (highest), a spread of 2,488 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Berkeley 01 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility 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.
Berkeley 01 student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — 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.
Berkeley 01 chronic absenteeism rate is 31.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.