Jasper 01
Jasper 01 is a public school district based in Ridgeland, South Carolina, serving 2,901 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #50 of the 68 South Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 725 students each, more than the South Carolina median of 550. It spends about $13,649 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the South Carolina median. It has roughly 16.6 students per teacher.
How Jasper 01 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Jasper 01 | South Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,649 | $12,570 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,202 | $7,082 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $49.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $54.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 175 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 393 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 363 | 340 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The South Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in South Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg 04Woodruff | 2,961 | 4 | $11,426 | 16.4 | #49 |
| Jasper 01Ridgeland · this district | 2,901 | 4 | $13,649 | 16.6 | #50 |
| Anderson 03Iva | 2,772 | 5 | $12,089 | 15.2 | #51 |
| Florence 03Lake City | 2,767 | 8 | $12,885 | 14.0 | #52 |
| Spartanburg 03Spartanburg | 2,748 | 5 | $14,110 | 14.5 | #53 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave UnifiedMojave, CA | 2,904 | $13,198 | 23.2 |
| Arkansas CityArkansas City, KS | 2,902 | $12,614 | 13.6 |
| Somerset County Public SchoolsWestover, MD | 2,901 | $20,050 | 12.6 |
| Windham School DistrictWindham, NH | 2,901 | $16,379 | 14.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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