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Newberry, South Carolina - 13 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Newberry 01 #32 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,625 per pupil, Newberry 01 ranks #36 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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 $14,625 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 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 56/100, ranked #32 of 74 in South Carolina against a state average of 50, 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 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 13 schools in Newberry 01.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Newberry 01's schools, above the South Carolina average of 52.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Newberry High | 837 |
| Mid-Carolina High | 681 |
| Newberry Middle | 629 |
| Mid-Carolina Middle | 553 |
| Boundary St. Elementary | 429 |
| Newberry Elementary | 421 |
| Gallman Elementary | 408 |
| Prosperity-Rikard Elementary | 386 |
| Little Mountain Elementary | 367 |
| Pomaria-Garmany Elementary | 339 |
| Whitmire Community School (High) | 264 |
| Whitmire Community School (Elementary) | 250 |
| Reuben Elementary | 150 |
The South Carolina districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg 01 | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Laurens 55 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| York 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Colleton 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Chester 01 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Newberry 01's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Greenville 01 →Newberry 01 has 13 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 9 combined. Total enrollment is 5,806 students.
Newberry 01 spends $14,625 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #32 in South Carolina.
Newberry 01 students are 45.1% White, 30.4% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Newberry 01 has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #32 out of 74 districts in South Carolina.
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