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Newberry, South Carolina - 13 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Newberry 01 #32 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,945 per pupil, Newberry 01 ranks #32 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,806
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$13,945
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newberry 01 operates 13 public schools serving 5,806 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Newberry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,945 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 35.6% local, 47.6% state, and 16.9% 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 58/100, ranked #32 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 327.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.1% White, 30.4% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Boundary St. Elementary, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Newberry High, enrolling 837 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Reuben Elementary, at 150 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newberry 01 school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Newberry 01 school enrollment ranges from 150 students (lowest) to 837 students (highest), a spread of 687 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.
Newberry 01 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.6% 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.
Newberry 01 student-counselor ratio is 328:1 — 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 Newberry 01 is typically wider than the Newberry 01-aggregate figure suggests.
Newberry 01 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Newberry 01 is typically wider than the Newberry 01-aggregate figure suggests.