South Carolina’s Most and Least Equitable School Districts According to WalletHub Study

September 7, 2023

7:20 PM

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With low-income school districts underfunded by around $6,700 per pupil, WalletHub today released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in South Carolina. To find out where school funding is distributed most fairly, WalletHub scored the equitability of each school district in South Carolina based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.

Alongside this report, WalletHub also released rankings for the States with the Most and Least Equitable School Districts, South Carolina ranked as the 8^th most equitable overall.

Most & Least Equitable School Districts in South Carolina:

Most Equitable	Least Equitable
1. Florence School District 01	70. Dillon School District 04
2. Spartanburg School District 02	71. Union School District 01
3. Kershaw School District 01	72. McCormick School District 01
4. Lexington School District 02	73. Marlboro School District 01
5. Spartanburg School District 06	74. Charleston School District 01
6. Aiken School District 01	75. Dillon School District 03
7. Newberry School District 01	76. York School District 02
8. Spartanburg School District 01	77. Beaufort School District 01
9. Florence School District 05	78. Lexington School District 05
10. Greenwood School District 52	79. York School District 04

To view the full report, click here.