An equity score of 66/100 ranks Edgefield 01 #23 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,107 per pupil, Edgefield 01 ranks #21 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,100
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,107
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edgefield 01 operates 7 public schools serving 3,100 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Edgefield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,107 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 34.6% local, 47.9% state, and 17.6% 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 66/100, ranked #23 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 315.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.7% White, 40.0% African American, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Douglas Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.
Its largest campus is Merriwether Elementary, enrolling 760 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Douglas Elementary, at 215 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Merriwether Elementary accounts for 24.5% of all Edgefield 01 student enrollment
That concentration means Edgefield 01-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Edgefield 01 school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Edgefield 01 school enrollment ranges from 215 students (lowest) to 760 students (highest), a spread of 545 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.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Edgefield 01 student-counselor ratio is 316:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Edgefield 01 is typically wider than the Edgefield 01-aggregate figure suggests.
Edgefield 01 chronic absenteeism rate is 23.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Edgefield 01 is typically wider than the Edgefield 01-aggregate figure suggests.