Teacher salary spending per teacher, by South Carolina school district

McCormick County Schools spent $83,878 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any South Carolina district with 500 or more students; the median across all 73 South Carolina districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $64,110. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average South Carolina teacher salary at $53,393 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within South Carolina only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, South Carolina, fiscal year 2022-23McCormick County Schools $83,878; Richland 01 $80,409; Beaufort County School District $77,389; Darlington County School District $75,804; Horry County Schools $73,173; Spartanburg 06 $72,405; Bamberg County School District $71,368; Calhoun 01 $71,198; Colleton County School District $71,176; Florence County School District 2 $70,865; State median $64,110.025k50k75k100kMcCormick County Schools$83,878Richland 01$80,409Beaufort County School District$77,389Darlington County School District$75,804Horry County Schools$73,173Spartanburg 06$72,405Bamberg County School District$71,368Calhoun 01$71,198Colleton County School District$71,176Florence County School District 2$70,865State median $64,110
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, South Carolina, fiscal year 2022-23McCormick County Schools $83,878; Richland 01 $80,409; Beaufort County School District $77,389; Darlington County School District $75,804; Horry County Schools $73,173; Spartanburg 06 $72,405; Bamberg County School District $71,368; Calhoun 01 $71,198; Colleton County School District $71,176; Florence County School District 2 $70,865; State median $64,110.025k50k75k100kMcCormick County Schools$83,878Richland 01$80,409Beaufort County School District$77,389Darlington County School District$75,804Horry County Schools$73,173Spartanburg 06$72,405Bamberg County School District$71,368Calhoun 01$71,198Colleton County School District$71,176Florence County School District 2$70,865State median $64,110
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, South Carolina, fiscal year 2022-23McCormick County Schools $83,878; Richland 01 $80,409; Beaufort County School District $77,389; Darlington County School District $75,804; Horry County Schools $73,173; Spartanburg 06 $72,405; Bamberg County School District $71,368; Calhoun 01 $71,198; Colleton County School District $71,176; Florence County School District 2 $70,865; State median $64,110.050k100kMcCormick County Schools$83,878Richland 01$80,409Beaufort County School District$77,389Darlington County School District$75,804Horry County Schools$73,173Spartanburg 06$72,405Bamberg County School District$71,368Calhoun 01$71,198Colleton County School District$71,176Florence County School District 2$70,865State median $64,110
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, South Carolina, fiscal year 2022-23McCormick County Schools $83,878; Richland 01 $80,409; Beaufort County School District $77,389; Darlington County School District $75,804; Horry County Schools $73,173; Spartanburg 06 $72,405; Bamberg County School District $71,368; Calhoun 01 $71,198; Colleton County School District $71,176; Florence County School District 2 $70,865; State median $64,110.050k100kMcCormick County Schools$83,878Richland 01$80,409Beaufort County School District$77,389Darlington County School District$75,804Horry County Schools$73,173Spartanburg 06$72,405Bamberg County School District$71,368Calhoun 01$71,198Colleton County School District$71,176Florence County School District 2$70,865State median $64,110

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 73 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
McCormick County SchoolsMcCormick County49$83,878
Richland 01Richland County1,756$80,409
Beaufort County School DistrictBeaufort County1,756$77,389
Darlington County School DistrictDarlington County724$75,804
Horry County SchoolsHorry County3,243$73,173
Spartanburg 06Spartanburg County788$72,405
Bamberg County School DistrictBamberg County135$71,368
Calhoun 01Calhoun County116$71,198
Colleton County School DistrictColleton County289$71,176
Florence County School District 2Florence County78$70,865
Anderson School District 4Anderson County207$70,676
Orangeburg County School DistrictOrangeburg County739$70,024
Barnwell 45Barnwell County136$69,942
Richland School District 2Richland County1,988$69,913
Berkeley County School DistrictBerkeley County2,302$69,907
The other 58 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Fairfield County School DistrictFairfield County245$69,490
Cherokee County School DistrictCherokee County563$69,425
Williamsburg 01Williamsburg County215$68,889
Clover School DistrictYork County643$68,760
Charleston County School DistrictCharleston County3,792$68,256
Sumter School DistrictSumter County926$67,976
Greenville County SchoolsGreenville County5,224$66,760
Spartanburg 07Spartanburg County690$66,530
Barnwell 48Barnwell County98$66,510
Dorchester 02Dorchester County1,590$66,163
York School District 1York County362$66,048
Anderson 02Anderson County228$65,942
Oconee 01Oconee County792$65,883
Spartanburg District FiveSpartanburg County717$65,300
Lexington County School District OneLexington County2,111$65,206
Spartanburg School District 4Spartanburg County180$64,628
Fort Mill School District 4York County1,339$64,548
Dorchester School District FourDorchester County172$64,426
Spartanburg 03Spartanburg County187$64,413
Lancaster 01Lancaster County989$64,398
Florence 05Florence County88$64,251
Aiken 01Aiken County1,569$64,110
Anderson School District OneAnderson County685$64,060
Laurens 55Laurens County405$63,814
Georgetown County School DistrictGeorgetown County622$63,759
Anderson 05Anderson County862$63,744
Lexington School District TwoLexington County635$63,370
Florence 1 SchoolsFlorence County1,147$63,158
Laurens County School District 56Laurens County206$63,128
Anderson 03Anderson County190$62,684
Edgefield County School DistrictEdgefield County241$62,672
Greenwood School District 50Greenwood County646$62,509
Greenwood 52Greenwood County102$62,425
Marion County School DistrictMarion County257$62,351
Kershaw County School DistrictKershaw County718$62,236
Chesterfield County School DistrictChesterfield County504$62,076
Pickens 01Pickens County1,093$61,917
Dillon District 3Dillon County87$61,908
Ware Shoals School District 51Greenwood County69$61,835
Spartanburg 01Spartanburg County380$61,520
Lexington 04Lexington County249$61,486
Rock Hill SchoolsYork County1,260$61,465
Lexington-Richland School District FiveRichland County1,505$61,441
Lexington County School District 3Lexington County153$60,971
Florence County School District ThreeFlorence County223$60,835
Newberry 01Newberry County451$59,239
Chester County School DistrictChester County374$59,032
Abbeville County School DistrictAbbeville County222$58,547
Dillon School District FourDillon County227$57,335
Saluda County School DistrictSaluda County181$57,320
Allendale County SchoolsAllendale County98$56,592
Union 01Union County276$56,337
Marlboro 01Marlboro County234$55,722
Lee 01Lee County126$54,698
South Carolina Public Charter School DistrictRichland County1,276$54,542
Charter Institute at ErskineRichland County1,132$52,100
Spartanburg 02Spartanburg County849$50,813
Hampton County School DistrictHampton County215$50,333

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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