An equity score of 79/100 ranks Hampton #4 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,416 per pupil, Hampton ranks #20 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,399
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$16,416
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hampton operates 10 public schools serving 2,399 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Hampton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,416 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 31.4% local, 49.1% state, and 19.5% 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 79/100, ranked #4 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.
and 29.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.7% African American, 25.2% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ben Hazel Primary, with a diversity index of 59.9/100.
Its largest campus is Wade Hampton High, enrolling 617 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fennell Elementary, at 140 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wade Hampton High accounts for 25.1% of all Hampton student enrollment
That concentration means Hampton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hampton school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Hampton school enrollment ranges from 140 students (lowest) to 617 students (highest), a spread of 477 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 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.
Hampton chronic absenteeism rate is 29.9% — 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 Hampton is typically wider than the Hampton-aggregate figure suggests.