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Whitmire Community School (high)

Serves grades 6 - 12

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2597 Sc Highway 66
Whitmire, SC 29178
Phone
(803) 694-2320
District
Newberry 01
County
NEWBERRY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
281
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.1% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.5% of all U.S. schools.


Whitmire Community School (high) Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
61%
53%
51%
37%
56%
45%
61%
53%
51%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
40%
48%
50%
28%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
42%
64%
53%
39%
32%
51%
42%
64%
53%
39%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
31%
41%
47%
23%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 40 14.2%
Grade 7 39 13.9%
Grade 8 38 13.5%
Grade 9 45 16.0%
Grade 10 43 15.3%
Grade 11 35 12.5%
Grade 12 41 14.6%
Total 281 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.4% 45.2% 50.8%
Black 21.1% 35.1% 33.4%
Hispanic 2.3% 19.1% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.4% 87.8% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 58.7% 84.9% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.7% 2.9% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 37,918 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 60.2 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,027 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 9.9% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.5% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.5% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.8% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.8% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.3% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,515 $43,630,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,019 $5,917,081 6.8%
Staff $752 $4,364,000 5.0%
General Administration $165 $959,000 1.1%
School Administration $958 $5,564,000 6.4%
Operation $1,228 $7,127,000 8.2%
Transportation $505 $2,933,919 3.4%
Other $683 $3,967,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,310 $30,832,000 35.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,081 $12,083,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $14,906 $86,545,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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