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York, South Carolina - 8 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks York 01 #39 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,508 per pupil, York 01 ranks #39 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,038
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,508
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 $13,508 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 35.5% 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 50/100, ranked #39 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 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 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.
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.
York 01 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.3% 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 — including this one — 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.
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 $13,508 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #39 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 50/100, ranking #39 out of 73 districts in South Carolina.