Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999) |
$5,259 |
Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
179 |
Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 386 |
178 |
179 |
13 |
759 |
Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
0 |
Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 4,531 |
2,028 |
2,794 |
45 |
9,401 |
Public school enrollment
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
K-8
(CCD) |
100,054 |
88,289 |
9-12
(CCD) |
39,971 |
41,400 |
Total
(CCD) |
142,825 |
130,986 |
Pre-K
(by state definition) |
612 |
1,139 |
Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)
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Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Natives |
18,638 |
12,870 |
| |
13% |
10% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
1,020 |
1,190 |
| |
1% |
1% |
| Black |
1,008 |
1,464 |
| |
1% |
1% |
| Hispanic |
906 |
1,476 |
| |
1% |
1% |
| White |
121,253 |
113,988 |
| |
85% |
87% |
| Other |
n/a |
n/a |
| |
— |
— |
Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 12,741 |
13,233 |
| 9% |
10% |
Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 3,848 |
5,495 |
| 3% |
4% |
Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 1,733 |
n/a |
| 1% |
— |
All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)
*97 schools did not report.
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Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
School accrediation
Expected School Improvement on Assessment
None
Indicators for School Accountability
Assessment scores
Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Five percent gain from Below Basic to Basic or from Basic to Proficient
|
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Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
| |
School Wide Programs |
Targeted Assistance |
Totals |
| Number of Schools |
93 |
313 |
406 |
| |
23% |
77% |
100% |
| Schools Meeting AYP Goal |
85 |
306 |
391 |
| |
91% |
96% |
96% |
| School in Need of Improvement |
8 |
7 |
15 |
| |
9% |
2% |
4% |
Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00) |
$21,806,967 |
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NAEP State Results
| |
Grade 4 |
Grade 8 |
| Reading, 1998: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
n/a |
n/a |
| Basic level and above |
n/a |
n/a |
| Math, 2000: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
n/a |
n/a |
| Basic level and above |
n/a |
n/a
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Assessment Information
| Assessment Reported |
Stanford Achievement Test Version 9, used since 1997-98 |
| State Definition of "Proficient" |
Demonstrates solid academic performance. |
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Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels
Grade 4
Reading/Language Arts
| |
National Percentile |
| All Students |
65% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Mathematics
| |
National Percentile |
| All Students |
65% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Middle School
Grade 8
Reading/Language Arts
| |
National Percentile |
| All Students |
65% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Mathematics
| |
National Percentile |
| All Students |
70% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
High School
Grade 11
Reading/Language Arts
| |
Percent Passing |
| All Students |
52% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Mathematics
| |
Percent Passing |
| All Students |
69% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
High School Indicators
| |
1993-94 |
1998-99 |
High school dropout rate
(CCD, event) |
n/a |
5% |
| |
1994-95 |
1998-99 |
Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college) |
4,342 |
6,108 |
| 51% |
67% |
Sources
 [South Carolina] | [Tennessee] 
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