South Carolina · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in South Carolina 73 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
51 State avg score
49 National avg score
73 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Allendale 01 ranks first in South Carolina for funding equity at 93/100, in a state whose districts average 51 against a national average of 49.
93/100 top score (Allendale 01)
$19,180 per-pupil spending in the top district
13 districts scoring 70 or higher
14 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Allendale 01 974 $19,180 100.0% 26.3% 93 2 Lee 01 1,476 $17,017 100.0% 27.8% 88 3 Hampton 2,399 $15,845 100.0% 31.4% 82 4 Mccormick 01 582 $20,948 100.0% 38.0% 81 5 Florence 03 2,993 $14,580 100.0% 19.8% 78 6 Dorchester 04 2,027 $17,578 100.0% 38.1% 77 7 Williamsburg 01 2,946 $17,968 99.2% 26.3% 76 8 Fairfield 01 2,278 $22,286 100.0% 52.9% 75 9 Dept of Juvenile Justice 422 $24,390 99.3% - 74 10 Sc Public Charter School District 17,601 $22,523 40.5% 5.8% 73 11 Darlington 01 9,042 $16,032 100.0% 38.6% 73 12 Calhoun 01 1,546 $15,269 99.8% 38.3% 72 13 Spartanburg 07 7,371 $17,602 84.4% 47.2% 70 14 Chester 01 4,767 $14,214 94.9% 33.8% 69 15 Laurens 56 2,715 $14,184 100.0% 30.4% 69 16 Edgefield 01 3,100 $15,235 77.6% 34.6% 68 17 Lexington 03 1,977 $15,080 100.0% 37.3% 68 18 Richland 01 22,037 $18,122 99.9% 58.1% 67 19 Florence 02 1,068 $14,672 84.7% 27.9% 67 20 Orangeburg 10,979 $15,232 100.0% 33.7% 66 21 Barnwell 45 1,974 $14,593 100.0% 22.8% 65 22 Florence 05 1,225 $13,091 100.0% 23.0% 65 23 Laurens 55 5,344 $13,000 100.0% 29.9% 63 24 Abbeville 60 2,864 $13,070 82.3% 25.1% 63 25 Greenwood 50 8,610 $13,166 100.0% 28.8% 62 26 Marlboro 01 3,549 $13,596 100.0% 25.5% 62 27 Greenwood 51 893 $12,835 89.0% 25.9% 61 28 Beaufort 01 21,439 $16,066 60.0% 56.5% 59 29 Lexington 05 17,463 $14,775 61.3% 40.4% 59 30 Marion 10 3,875 $13,793 100.0% 18.3% 59 31 Lexington 04 3,544 $13,530 100.0% 26.9% 59 32 Newberry 01 5,806 $13,945 87.6% 35.6% 58 33 Chesterfield 01 7,019 $13,179 100.0% 28.3% 56 34 Lexington 02 8,626 $14,320 93.4% 41.1% 55 35 Georgetown 01 8,429 $14,507 86.1% 45.1% 52 36 Cherokee 01 7,925 $14,030 88.4% 38.3% 51 37 Florence 01 16,024 $13,158 90.5% 33.4% 50 38 Oconee 01 10,217 $13,875 72.6% 42.4% 50 39 York 01 5,038 $13,508 81.3% 35.5% 50 40 Spartanburg 03 2,784 $14,293 86.2% 37.0% 50 41 Saluda 01 2,480 $12,073 91.1% 27.3% 49 42 Charleston 01 49,929 $15,213 69.7% 59.0% 48 43 Union 01 3,788 $11,834 90.5% 22.7% 47 44 Colleton 01 4,946 $13,393 100.0% 36.9% 46 45 Jasper 01 2,635 $15,235 99.9% 52.2% 43 46 Greenwood 52 1,484 $12,530 57.4% 35.9% 42 47 York 03 16,493 $13,531 65.3% 39.7% 41 48 Dillon 04 3,880 $11,799 100.0% 16.5% 41 49 Anderson 05 12,560 $12,323 79.2% 39.1% 39 50 Spartanburg 06 11,687 $12,908 78.3% 38.8% 39 51 Lexington 01 28,031 $13,017 36.9% 40.8% 38 52 Sumter 01 14,800 $11,507 100.0% 27.0% 38 53 Anderson 03 2,737 $12,320 87.0% 34.4% 38 54 Anderson 02 3,494 $11,854 77.3% 32.1% 37 55 Anderson 04 3,005 $14,117 65.5% 46.0% 37 56 Spartanburg 01 5,458 $11,417 65.7% 33.4% 36 57 Richland 02 28,510 $13,517 68.9% 42.0% 35 58 Dillon 03 1,506 $11,183 77.5% 19.0% 33 59 York 02 9,087 $13,027 35.2% 51.8% 30 60 Lancaster 01 15,114 $11,853 64.1% 36.3% 27 61 Charter Institute at Erskine 22,535 $6,927 48.7% 2.7% 26 62 Kershaw 01 11,138 $11,827 79.7% 38.3% 26 63 Spartanburg 04 2,901 $10,957 80.8% 31.7% 26 64 Horry 01 47,357 $12,785 70.3% 47.9% 24 65 Dorchester 02 26,135 $11,173 58.7% 32.4% 24 66 Aiken 01 23,181 $11,604 74.5% 39.3% 24 67 York 04 18,191 $11,810 20.0% 48.2% 23 68 Greenville 01 77,978 $11,859 65.0% 39.3% 22 69 Pickens 01 16,310 $10,622 77.1% 37.4% 21 70 Spartanburg 02 11,740 $10,757 61.4% 33.4% 21 71 Spartanburg 05 10,386 $11,544 58.5% 49.7% 20 72 Anderson 01 10,839 $10,372 51.1% 37.0% 17 73 Berkeley 01 37,932 $11,201 59.5% 43.7% 11
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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