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Chesterfield, South Carolina - 16 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Chesterfield 01 #39 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,181 per pupil, Chesterfield 01 ranks #55 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Chesterfield 01 operates 16 public schools serving 7,019 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 3 high, 3 middle, 2 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 Chesterfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,181 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how South Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.3% local, 52.9% state, and 18.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #39 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 407.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.5% White, 32.1% African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Petersburg Primary, with a diversity index of 71.4/100.
Its largest campus is Central High, enrolling 657 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Plainview Elementary, at 168 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chesterfield 01 school enrollment ranges from 168 students (lowest) to 657 students (highest), a spread of 489 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Chesterfield 01 is typically wider than the Chesterfield 01-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 16 schools in Chesterfield 01.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Chesterfield 01's schools, above the South Carolina average of 52.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Central High | 657 |
| Cheraw High | 603 |
| Mcbee High | 577 |
| Edwards Elementary | 538 |
| Chesterfield High | 485 |
| New Heights Middle | 457 |
| Cheraw Primary | 443 |
| Petersburg Primary | 418 |
| Chesterfield-Ruby Middle | 414 |
| Cheraw Intermediate | 407 |
| Long Middle | 406 |
| Pageland Elementary | 365 |
| Mcbee Elementary | 349 |
| Jefferson Elementary | 329 |
| Ruby Elementary | 256 |
| Plainview Elementary | 168 |
The South Carolina districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg 07 | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Cherokee 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Newberry 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Georgetown 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Spartanburg 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Chesterfield 01's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Greenville 01 →Chesterfield 01 has 16 schools, including 3 high, 8 combined, 3 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,019 students.
Chesterfield 01 spends $13,181 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #39 in South Carolina.
Chesterfield 01 students are 49.5% White, 32.1% African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Chesterfield 01 has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #39 out of 74 districts in South Carolina.
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