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Ninety Six, South Carolina - 4 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Greenwood 52 #46 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,530 per pupil, Greenwood 52 ranks #52 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,484
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,530
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Greenwood 52 operates 4 public schools serving 1,484 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 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 Greenwood County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,530 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 35.9% local, 43.7% state, and 20.4% 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 42/100, ranked #46 of 73 in South Carolina against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 286.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.0% White, 18.9% African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Edgewood Middle, with a diversity index of 47.5/100.
Its largest campus is Ninety Six High, enrolling 423 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Ninety Six High accounts for 28.5% of all Greenwood 52 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Greenwood 52-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 52 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.4% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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 52 student-counselor ratio is 287:1 — 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 52 is typically wider than the Greenwood 52-aggregate figure suggests.
Greenwood 52 chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — 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 Greenwood 52 is typically wider than the Greenwood 52-aggregate figure suggests.