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Florence, South Carolina - 24 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Florence 01 #37 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,158 per pupil, Florence 01 ranks #43 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,024
Total Enrollment
24
Schools
$13,158
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Florence 01 operates 24 public schools serving 16,024 students, placing it in the mid-size range in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 6 combined, 4 middle, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Florence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,158 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 33.4% local, 46.0% state, and 20.6% 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 50/100, ranked #37 of 73 in South Carolina against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 447.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.2% African American, 27.8% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Delmae Heights Elementary, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.
Its largest campus is West Florence High, enrolling 1,827 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Palmetto Youth Academy Charter, at 54 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Florence 01 school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Florence 01 school enrollment ranges from 54 students (lowest) to 1,827 students (highest), a spread of 1,773 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Florence 01 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.5% 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.
Florence 01 student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Florence 01 chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — 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 Florence 01 is typically wider than the Florence 01-aggregate figure suggests.