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Darlington, SC
Public School Ratings




Darlington 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


Darlington 01 School District details

Darlington 01 School District
120 E. Smith Avenue
Darlington, SC 29532

9,042 Students enrolled in District

19 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Darlington 01 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.8% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
45%
44%
53%
30%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bay Road Elementary School
1251 Bay Road
Hartsville, SC, 29550
PK-05
Brockington Elementary School
413 Brockington Road
Darlington, SC, 29532
03-05
Carolina Elementary School
719 West Carolina Avenue
Hartsville, SC, 29550
01-05
Darlington County Institute Of Technology School
160 Pinedale Drive
Darlington, SC, 29532
09-12
Darlington High School
525 Spring Street
Darlington, SC, 29532
09-12
Darlington Middle School
150 Pinedale Drive
Darlington, SC, 29532
06-08
Hartsville High School
701 Lewellyn Avenue
Hartsville, SC, 29550
09-12
Hartsville Middle School
1427 Fourteenth Street
Hartsville, SC, 29550
06-08
J. L. Cain Elementary School
607 First Street
Darlington, SC, 29532
PK-05
Lamar High School
216 North Darlington Avenue
Lamar, SC, 29069
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.5% 50.8%
Black 55.8% 33.4%
Hispanic 5.2% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 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 $7,454 $67,399,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $949 $8,582,821 5.9%
Staff $788 $7,129,000 4.9%
General Administration $113 $1,023,000 0.7%
School Administration $892 $8,068,000 5.6%
Operation $1,440 $13,025,000 9.0%
Transportation $472 $4,272,179 3.0%
Other $1,078 $9,747,000 6.7%
Total Support $5,734 $51,847,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,800 $25,320,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,988 $144,566,000 100.0%
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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