StateMaster - South Carolina Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	5%	[26th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	57%	[42nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	20%	[34th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	238	[27th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	213	[41st of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	281	[22nd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	146	[30th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	24.9%	[32nd of 51]
Best Educated Index	-2.15	[29th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	302,705	[13th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	15.3 students per teacher	[21st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	287,026	[14th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$4,888,249,852.00	[25th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	83.6%	[39th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	24.6 %	[32nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	7.9 %	[36th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	17,891	[27th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	4,765	[31st of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	3.4	[42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	35	[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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