An equity score of 47/100 ranks York 01 #41 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,172 per pupil, York 01 ranks #43 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,038
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$14,172
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
York 01 operates 8 public schools serving 5,038 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 1 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,172 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 35.5% local, 47.9% state, and 16.6% 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 47/100, ranked #41 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 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 362.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.4% White, 19.0% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harold C. Johnson Elementary, with a diversity index of 66.4/100.
Its largest campus is York Comprehensive High, enrolling 1,511 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jefferson Elementary, at 378 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
York Comprehensive High accounts for 30.0% of all York 01 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means York 01-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.
York 01 school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
York 01 school enrollment ranges from 378 students (lowest) to 1,511 students (highest), a spread of 1,133 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 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.
York 01 student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
York 01 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 York 01 is typically wider than the York 01-aggregate figure suggests.
York 01 has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 5,038 students.
How much does York 01 spend per student?
York 01 spends $14,172 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #41 in South Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of York 01?
York 01 students are 60.4% White, 19.0% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for York 01?
York 01 has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #41 out of 74 districts in South Carolina.