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Darlington County School District, South Carolina

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Darlington County School District
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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 8,862 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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Darlington County School District is a school district in South Carolina (Darlington County). During the 2024 school year, 8,862 students attended one of the district's 19 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Darlington County School District consists of eight members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Vickie CarrieriDistrict 8
Audrey GoreDistrict 3
Wanda HasslerDistrict 7
Leigh Anne KelleyDistrict 1
Valencia ThomasDistrict 2
Amanda ThompsenDistrict 5
Charles GovanDistrict 62012
Warren JeffordsDistrict 42012

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $37,963,000 $4,116 21%
Local: $68,574,000 $7,435 39%
State: $71,208,000 $7,721 40%
Total: $177,745,000 $19,272
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $160,639,000 $17,417
Total Current Expenditures: $147,860,000 $16,031
Instructional Expenditures: $79,261,000 $8,593 49%
Student and Staff Support: $18,707,153 $2,028 12%
Administration: $21,779,000 $2,361 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $28,112,847 $3,048 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,296,000 $682
Construction: $2,590,000 $280
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $420,000 $45
Interest on Debt: $2,134,000 $231


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 60-69 17 25-29 PS 26 42
2018-2019 40 70-79 29 40-44 PS 43 55
2017-2018 36 70-79 25 30-34 <50 35-39 49
2016-2017 34 70-79 24 35-39 <50 30-34 47
2015-2016 38 80-89 28 35-39 >=50 35-39 51
2014-2015 44 80-89 34 35-39 <50 40-44 56
2013-2014 66 >=80 56 70-74 >=50 65-69 77
2012-2013 69 >=80 59 75-79 >=50 70-74 80
2011-2012 70 >=80 62 70-74 >=50 80-89 81
2010-2011 66 >=80 57 65-69 >=50 70-79 77

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 37 80-89 25 35-39 PS 34 52
2018-2019 38 60-69 26 40-44 PS 40 53
2017-2018 33 50-59 23 30-34 <50 30-34 46
2016-2017 32 50-59 22 30-34 <50 30-34 46
2015-2016 36 60-69 25 35-39 <50 35-39 51
2014-2015 35 50-59 25 25-29 <50 35-39 47
2013-2014 69 >=80 59 65-69 >=50 70-74 81
2012-2013 72 >=80 62 70-74 >=50 75-79 84
2011-2012 69 >=80 59 65-69 >=50 80-89 81
2010-2011 64 >=80 54 60-64 >=50 70-79 76

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 PS 87 >=80 >=50 92
2018-2019 92 PS 90 >=50 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 88 PS 84 >=80 PS 91
2016-2017 88 PS 86 >=80 PS 90-94
2015-2016 95 PS 94 >=50 PS >=95
2014-2015 92 PS 90 >=50 PS >=95
2013-2014 92 PS 90 >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 93 PS 92 >=50 PS >=95
2011-2012 93 PS 92 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 89 PS 86 PS PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 8,862 -2.0
2022-2023 9,042 -2.0
2021-2022 9,223 -0.2
2020-2021 9,239 -6.6
2019-2020 9,849 -1.2
2018-2019 9,972 -0.6
2017-2018 10,035 -1.7
2016-2017 10,207 -1.1
2015-2016 10,323 -0.8
2014-2015 10,406 2.4
2013-2014 10,159 -1.1
2012-2013 10,269 -1.5
2011-2012 10,423 -2.6
2010-2011 10,693 -2.2
2009-2010 10,931 -1.0
2008-2009 11,039 -1.7
2007-2008 11,227 -1.2
2006-2007 11,357 -0.1
2005-2006 11,365 -4.1
2004-2005 11,826 -1.8
2003-2004 12,040 2.3
2002-2003 11,767 1.4
2001-2002 11,606 0.2
2000-2001 11,581 1.3
1999-2000 11,433 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Darlington County School District (%) South Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.9
Black 50.1 31.2
Hispanic 4.8 13.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 10.5 6.0
White 34.2 47.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Darlington County School District had 730.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.14.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 32.00
Kindergarten: 33.00
Elementary: 422.21
Secondary: 242.80
Total: 730.01

Darlington County School District employed 13.00 district administrators and 57.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 13.00
District Administrative Support: 83.00
School Administrators: 57.00
School Administrative Support: 64.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 243.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 32.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 36.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 23.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 18.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 58.40
Other Support Services: 282.50


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Darlington County School District operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bay Road Elementary553PK-5
Brockington Elementary3113-5
Carolina Elementary2131-5
Darlington County Institute Of Technology09-12
Darlington High9909-12
Darlington Middle8956-8
Hartsville High1,1259-12
Hartsville Middle8726-8
J. L. Cain Elementary569PK-5
Lamar High2479-12
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary500PK-5
Mayo High For Math Science & Technology3439-12
North Hartsville Elementary4731-5
Pate Elementary411PK-2
Rosenwald Elementary/Middle65PK-8
Southside Early Childhood Center327PK-KG
Spaulding Middle2096-8
St. John'S Elementary567PK-5
Thornwell School For The Arts1921-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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