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Fort Mill, South Carolina - 20 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks York 04 #67 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,810 per pupil, York 04 ranks #61 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
18,191
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$11,810
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
York 04 operates 20 public schools serving 18,191 students, placing it in the mid-size range in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 middle, 6 combined, 5 elementary, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $11,810 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 48.2% local, 44.3% state, and 7.5% 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 23/100, ranked #67 of 73 in South Carolina against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (57 AP courses district-wide), a 360.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.9% White, 12.8% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sugar Creek Elementary, with a diversity index of 74.1/100.
Its largest campus is Fort Mill High, enrolling 2,115 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Orchard Park Elementary, at 555 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
York 04 school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
York 04 school enrollment ranges from 555 students (lowest) to 2,115 students (highest), a spread of 1,560 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 04 student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — 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 04 chronic absenteeism rate is 6.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
York 04 has 20 schools, including 3 high, 6 middle, 5 elementary, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 18,191 students.
How much does York 04 spend per student?
York 04 spends $11,810 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #67 in South Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of York 04?
York 04 students are 57.9% White, 12.8% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% African American, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for York 04?
York 04 has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #67 out of 73 districts in South Carolina.