South Carolina · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in South Carolina 74 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026
50 State avg score
49 National avg score
74 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 50 against a national average of 49.
93/100 top score (Allendale 01)
$21,639 per-pupil spending in the top district
13 districts scoring 70 or higher
15 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Allendale 01 974 $21,639 100.0% 26.3% 93 2 Lee 01 1,476 $17,558 100.0% 27.8% 87 3 Mccormick 01 582 $25,641 100.0% 38.0% 81 4 Hampton 2,399 $16,416 100.0% 31.4% 79 5 Florence 03 2,993 $15,537 100.0% 19.8% 78 6 Dorchester 04 2,027 $19,434 100.0% 38.1% 77 7 Williamsburg 01 2,946 $21,582 99.2% 26.3% 76 8 Fairfield 01 2,278 $22,949 100.0% 52.9% 74 9 Dept of Juvenile Justice 422 $27,848 99.3% - 74 10 Darlington 01 9,042 $17,420 100.0% 38.6% 73 11 Sc Public Charter School District 17,601 $23,863 40.5% 5.8% 72 12 Laurens 56 2,715 $15,618 100.0% 30.4% 72 13 Greenwood 51 893 $14,804 89.0% 25.9% 70 14 Lexington 03 1,977 $16,602 100.0% 37.3% 69 15 Florence 05 1,225 $14,230 100.0% 23.0% 69 16 Spartanburg 07 7,371 $18,371 84.4% 47.2% 68 17 Laurens 55 5,344 $14,216 100.0% 29.9% 68 18 Calhoun 01 1,546 $16,031 99.8% 38.3% 68 19 Chester 01 4,767 $14,920 94.9% 33.8% 67 20 Marlboro 01 3,549 $15,403 100.0% 25.5% 67 21 Charter Institute at Erskine 22,535 $20,062 48.7% 2.7% 66 22 Orangeburg 10,979 $16,571 100.0% 33.7% 66 23 Edgefield 01 3,100 $16,107 77.6% 34.6% 66 24 Abbeville 60 2,864 $14,331 82.3% 25.1% 66 25 Richland 01 22,037 $18,992 99.9% 58.1% 65 26 Barnwell 48 1,194 $19,152 57.6% - 64 27 Marion 10 3,875 $15,411 100.0% 18.3% 63 28 Barnwell 45 1,974 $15,345 100.0% 22.8% 62 29 Florence 02 1,068 $14,955 84.7% 27.9% 62 30 Beaufort 01 21,439 $17,232 60.0% 56.5% 59 31 Greenwood 50 8,610 $13,530 100.0% 28.8% 56 32 Newberry 01 5,806 $14,625 87.6% 35.6% 56 33 Lexington 05 17,463 $14,799 61.3% 40.4% 52 34 Lexington 04 3,544 $13,672 100.0% 26.9% 52 35 Charleston 01 49,929 $16,635 69.7% 59.0% 51 36 Colleton 01 4,946 $14,940 100.0% 36.9% 51 37 Florence 01 16,024 $14,162 90.5% 33.4% 49 38 Georgetown 01 8,429 $14,951 86.1% 45.1% 49 39 Chesterfield 01 7,019 $13,181 100.0% 28.3% 49 40 Lexington 02 8,626 $14,535 93.4% 41.1% 48 41 York 01 5,038 $14,172 81.3% 35.5% 47 42 Saluda 01 2,480 $12,808 91.1% 27.3% 47 43 Oconee 01 10,217 $14,323 72.6% 42.4% 46 44 Union 01 3,788 $12,526 90.5% 22.7% 46 45 Spartanburg 03 2,784 $14,636 86.2% 37.0% 45 46 Bamberg 03 1,773 $18,483 51.8% - 45 47 Sumter 01 14,800 $12,795 100.0% 27.0% 42 48 Spartanburg 06 11,687 $14,109 78.3% 38.8% 42 49 Cherokee 01 7,925 $13,668 88.4% 38.3% 41 50 Greenwood 52 1,484 $13,391 57.4% 35.9% 41 51 Anderson 05 12,560 $13,515 79.2% 39.1% 40 52 York 03 16,493 $14,182 65.3% 39.7% 38 53 Lexington 01 28,031 $13,591 36.9% 40.8% 37 54 Anderson 03 2,737 $12,976 87.0% 34.4% 37 55 Dillon 04 3,880 $11,856 100.0% 16.5% 36 56 Anderson 02 3,494 $12,659 77.3% 32.1% 36 57 Spartanburg 01 5,458 $11,970 65.7% 33.4% 35 58 Anderson 04 3,005 $14,724 65.5% 46.0% 34 59 Richland 02 28,510 $14,024 68.9% 42.0% 31 60 York 02 9,087 $13,691 35.2% 51.8% 29 61 Spartanburg 04 2,901 $11,995 80.8% 31.7% 28 62 Dillon 03 1,506 $10,765 77.5% 19.0% 27 63 Lancaster 01 15,114 $12,216 64.1% 36.3% 24 64 Horry 01 47,357 $13,222 70.3% 47.9% 22 65 Dorchester 02 26,135 $11,212 58.7% 32.4% 22 66 York 04 18,191 $12,290 20.0% 48.2% 22 67 Pickens 01 16,310 $11,485 77.1% 37.4% 22 68 Kershaw 01 11,138 $11,753 79.7% 38.3% 22 69 Aiken 01 23,181 $11,967 74.5% 39.3% 21 70 Greenville 01 77,978 $12,375 65.0% 39.3% 20 71 Spartanburg 02 11,740 $10,785 61.4% 33.4% 20 72 Spartanburg 05 10,386 $11,950 58.5% 49.7% 18 73 Anderson 01 10,839 $10,981 51.1% 37.0% 17 74 Berkeley 01 37,932 $12,810 59.5% 43.7% 16
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 2022-23),
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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