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Orangeburg, SC
Public School Ratings




Orangeburg Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Orangeburg School District details

Orangeburg School District
102 Founder's Court
Orangeburg, SC 29118

10,979 Students enrolled in District

28 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Orangeburg School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.4% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
45%
32%
53%
17%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bethune-Bowman Elementary School
4857 Charleston Highway
Rowesville, SC, 29133
PK-05
Bethune-Bowman Middle/high School
4857 Charleston Highway
Rowesville, SC, 29133
06-12
Branchville High School
1349 Dorange Road
Branchville, SC, 29432
06-12
Brookdale Elementary School
394 Brookdale Drive
Orangeburg, SC, 29115
PK-05
Carver Edisto Middle School
2018 Carver School Road
Cope, SC, 29038
06-08
Dover Elementary School
1411 Bedford Avenue
North, SC, 29112
PK-05
Edisto Elementary School
136 Woodolive Lane
Orangeburg, SC, 29515
03-05
Edisto High School
500 R.M. Foster Drive
Cordova, SC, 29039
09-12
Edisto Primary School
3239 Cordova Road
Cordova, SC, 29039
PK-02
Elloree Elementary School
200 Warrior Drive
Elloree, SC, 29047
PK-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.4% 50.8%
Black 76.6% 33.4%
Hispanic 5.0% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 3.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,189 $78,932,000 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,248 $13,703,330 7.8%
Staff $1,100 $12,077,000 6.9%
General Administration $107 $1,174,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,126 $12,366,000 7.0%
Operation $1,654 $18,161,000 10.3%
Transportation $513 $5,635,670 3.2%
Other $1,017 $11,166,000 6.4%
Total Support $6,766 $74,283,000 42.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,029 $22,278,000 12.7%
Total Expenditures $15,984 $175,493,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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