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Blaney Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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

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School Overview

Address
1621 Smyrna Road
Elgin, SC 29045
Phone
(803) 438-3241
District
Kershaw 01
County
KERSHAW COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
760
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.1% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Blaney Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
53%
55%
53%
49%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
52%
55%
57%
47%
47%
51%
52%
55%
57%
47%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
50%
47%
55%
37%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 39 5.1%
Kindergarten 93 12.2%
Grade 1 119 15.7%
Grade 2 115 15.1%
Grade 3 125 16.4%
Grade 4 137 18.0%
Grade 5 132 17.4%
Total 760 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.5% 60.5% 50.8%
Black 25.4% 27.5% 33.4%
Hispanic 14.9% 11.2% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.5% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 79.2% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 76.0% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 3.2% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 65,779 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 90.5 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.5% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,239 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.3% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.5% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 11.4% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,249 $69,604,000 41.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $866 $9,646,175 5.8%
Staff $527 $5,875,000 3.5%
General Administration $137 $1,528,000 0.9%
School Administration $782 $8,715,000 5.2%
Operation $1,324 $14,743,000 8.8%
Transportation $416 $4,628,825 2.8%
Other $754 $8,394,000 5.0%
Total Support $4,806 $53,530,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,913 $43,578,000 26.1%
Total Expenditures $14,968 $166,712,000 100.0%
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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