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Ware Shoals, South Carolina - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Greenwood 51 #27 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,835 per pupil, Greenwood 51 ranks #50 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
893
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,835
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Greenwood 51 operates 3 public schools serving 893 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Greenwood County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,835 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 25.9% local, 54.6% state, and 19.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 61/100, ranked #27 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 296:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.6% White, 15.7% African American, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ware Shoals High, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
Its largest campus is Ware Shoals Primary, enrolling 385 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Ware Shoals Primary accounts for 43.1% of all Greenwood 51 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Greenwood 51-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.
Greenwood 51 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.0% 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.
Greenwood 51 student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — 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 Greenwood 51 is typically wider than the Greenwood 51-aggregate figure suggests.
Greenwood 51 chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — 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 Greenwood 51 is typically wider than the Greenwood 51-aggregate figure suggests.