StateMaster - South Carolina Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	26%	[26th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	42%	[42nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	34%	[34th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	27	[27th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	41	[41st of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	22	[22nd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	30	[30th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	32%	[32nd of 51]
Best Educated Index	29	[29th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	13	[13th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	21 students per teacher	[21st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	14	[14th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$25.00	[25th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	39%	[39th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	32 %	[32nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	36 %	[36th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	27	[27th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	31	[31st of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	42	[42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	7	[7th of 50]

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SOURCES: National Center for Educational Statistics; National Center for Educational Statistics ; US Census Bureau, 2004.; Morgan Quitno Press, 2005; American Community Survey 2004

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