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Laurens, SC
Public School Ratings




Laurens 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Laurens 55 School District details

Laurens 55 School District
301 Hillcrest Drive
Laurens, SC 29360

5,206 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Laurens 55 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.4% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
46%
37%
52%
24%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
E. B. Morse Elementary School
200 Parkview Drive
Laurens, SC, 29360
PK-05
Ford Elementary School
601 Lucas Avenue
Laurens, SC, 29360
PK-05
Gray Court-Owings Elementary/middle School
9210 Highway 14
Gray Court, SC, 29645
PK-08
Hickory Tavern Elementary/middle School
163 Neely Ferry Road
Gray Court, SC, 29645
PK-08
Laurens District 55 High School
5058 Highway 76 West
Laurens, SC, 29360
09-12
Laurens Elementary School
301 Henry Street
Laurens, SC, 29360
PK-05
Laurens Middle School
1035 West Main Street
Laurens, SC, 29360
06-08
Sanders Middle School
609 Green Street
Laurens, SC, 29360
06-08
Waterloo Elementary School
10457 Highway 221 South
Waterloo, SC, 29384
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.9% 50.3%
Black 29.1% 33.1%
Hispanic 17.4% 14.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 69.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 67.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,838 $40,807,000 54.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $968 $5,037,820 6.8%
Staff $914 $4,756,000 6.4%
General Administration $252 $1,314,000 1.8%
School Administration $682 $3,553,000 4.8%
Operation $1,068 $5,558,000 7.5%
Transportation $619 $3,222,180 4.3%
Other $441 $2,297,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,944 $25,738,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,485 $7,732,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $14,268 $74,277,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,367 $5,848,387,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $995 $789,839,477 6.3%
Staff $764 $606,664,000 4.8%
General Administration $111 $87,785,000 0.7%
School Administration $820 $650,716,000 5.2%
Operation $1,215 $964,420,000 7.7%
Transportation $438 $347,940,523 2.8%
Other $587 $466,129,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,930 $3,913,494,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,491 $2,771,207,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $15,788 $12,533,088,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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