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Walterboro, SC
Public School Ratings




Walterboro 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


Colleton 01 School District details

Colleton 01 School District
500 Forest Circle
Walterboro, SC 29488

4,946 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Colleton 01 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.5% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
45%
32%
53%
12%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bells Elementary School
12088 Bells Highway
Ruffin, SC, 29475
PK-05
Black Street Early Childhood Center School
256 Smith Street
Walterboro, SC, 29488
PK-KG
Colleton County High School
150 Cougar Nation Drive
Walterboro, SC, 29488
09-12
Colleton County Middle School
1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive
Walterboro, SC, 29488
06-08
Cottageville Elementary School
648 Peirce Road
Cottageville, SC, 29435
PK-05
Forest Hills Elementary School
633 Hiers Corner Road
Walterboro, SC, 29488
01-05
Hendersonville Elementary School
6089 Hendersonville Highway
Walterboro, SC, 29488
PK-05
Northside Elementary School
1929 Industrial Road
Walterboro, SC, 29488
01-05
Thunderbolt Career And Technology Center School
1069 Thunderbolt Road
Walterboro, SC, 29488
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.4% 50.8%
Black 49.7% 33.4%
Hispanic 7.5% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 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 $6,918 $34,218,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $993 $4,909,957 6.9%
Staff $1,048 $5,185,000 7.3%
General Administration $176 $872,000 1.2%
School Administration $733 $3,623,000 5.1%
Operation $1,698 $8,397,000 11.9%
Transportation $660 $3,264,043 4.6%
Other $554 $2,738,000 3.9%
Total Support $5,861 $28,989,000 40.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,545 $7,641,000 10.8%
Total Expenditures $14,324 $70,848,000 100.0%
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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