Other / mixed grade configuration · Eastover, SC

Webber School

Federal NCES profile for Webber School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 450336000935
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Webber School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of South Carolina schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
small classes for South Carolina
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
209
students enrolled

Webber School has class sizes smaller than 87% of South Carolina schools. Computed live against every South Carolina school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

209

South Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 14.3:1 South Carolina avg

-23% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 74.0% South Carolina avg

+35% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Webber School compares with South Carolina and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Webber School

Webber School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Eastover, South Carolina, enrolling 209 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11:1, Webber School is leaner than roughly 87% of South Carolina schools and 23% under the state's 14.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 100.0% lands close to the South Carolina typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of South Carolina schools, with 209 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,214 scored South Carolina schools.

Against 99 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #65.

Its student body is led by African American (67%) and White (13%) (diversity index 52/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 209 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 51.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Richland 01 spends $18,122 per pupil, 24% above the South Carolina average, a better-resourced district than most.

Richland 01 also operates A. C. Flora High (1,328 students) and Lower Richland High (1,218 students) alongside Webber School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Webber School compares

Webber School on the metrics families compare, against South Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Carolina South Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 23% 14.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 35% 74.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 209 top 91% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
209
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 35% above the South Carolina average of 74.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 13% in South Carolina - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
51.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,122
per pupil, district-wide - above South Carolina avg of $14,558
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 209 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 66.5%
White 13.4%
Two or More 12.9%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%

Largest group: African American at 66.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.8, Webber School is about as mixed as the South Carolina school average of 52.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Richland 01, which includes Webber School.

$18,122
Per student
+24%
vs South Carolina
Avg $14,558
+9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 58.1%
State 28.3%
Federal 13.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Webber School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
A. C. Flora High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Lower Richland High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Dreher High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Crayton Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Brennen Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Webber School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Richland 01 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of South Carolina, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Webber School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Webber School

How many students attend Webber School?

Webber School has 209 students enrolled. It is a public school in Eastover, SC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Webber School?

The student-teacher ratio at Webber School is 11:1, which is 23% lower than the South Carolina average of 14.3:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Webber School?

100.0% of students at Webber School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Carolina average of 74.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Webber School?

The largest demographic group at Webber School is African American at 66.5% of enrollment, in Eastover, SC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Webber School?

Webber School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Webber School a good school?

Webber School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of South Carolina schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Richland 01?

Besides Webber School, Richland 01 also operates A. C. Flora High (1,328 students), Lower Richland High (1,218 students), and Dreher High (1,144 students). See the Richland 01 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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