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Columbia, South Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Dept of Juvenile Justice #9 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,390 per pupil, Dept of Juvenile Justice ranks #2 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Dept of Juvenile Justice operates 1 public schools serving 422 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Lexington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,390 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 , 38.5% state, and 61.5% federal, an unusually federal-heavy mix, typically a marker of concentrated Title I eligibility or a small district reliant on federal impact-aid programs. The district's equity score is 74/100, ranked #9 of 73 in South Carolina against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 417:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 76.0% African American, 19.7% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Scdjj Evaluation and Detention Center accounts for 98.8% of all Dept of Juvenile Justice student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dept of Juvenile Justice a distant remainder — means Dept of Juvenile Justice-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Juvenile Justice has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.3% 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 Juvenile Justice student-counselor ratio is 417:1 — 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.
Dept of Juvenile Justice has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 422 students.
How much does Dept of Juvenile Justice spend per student?
Dept of Juvenile Justice spends $24,390 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #9 in South Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Dept of Juvenile Justice?
Dept of Juvenile Justice students are 76.0% African American, 19.7% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dept of Juvenile Justice?
Dept of Juvenile Justice has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #9 out of 73 districts in South Carolina.