An equity score of 74/100 ranks Dept of Juvenile Justice #9 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,848 per pupil, Dept of Juvenile Justice ranks #2 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$27,848
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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 $27,848 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 8 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 , 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 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Dept of Juvenile Justice reports 99.3% free-lunch eligibility
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.
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 $27,848 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 74 districts in South Carolina.