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Columbia, South Carolina - 12 schools
At $54,899 per pupil, Dept of Correction N04 ranks #1 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
140
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$54,899
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dept of Correction N04 operates 12 public schools serving 140 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 high 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $54,899 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 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 , 81.8% state, and 18.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 24.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.7% African American, 15.7% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Allendale High, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Its largest campus is Turbeville High, enrolling 55 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Manning High, at 2 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Turbeville High accounts for 32.0% of all Dept of Correction N04 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dept of Correction N04-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.
Dept of Correction N04 school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Dept of Correction N04 school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 55 students (highest), a spread of 53 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.
Dept of Correction N04 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 93.6% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Dept of Correction N04 student-counselor ratio is 24:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Dept of Correction N04 chronic absenteeism rate is 45.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Dept of Correction N04 has 12 schools, including 12 high. Total enrollment is 140 students.
How much does Dept of Correction N04 spend per student?
Dept of Correction N04 spends $54,899 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Dept of Correction N04?
Dept of Correction N04 students are 76.7% African American, 15.7% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.