Laurens 55
Laurens 55 is a public school district based in Laurens, South Carolina, serving 4,984 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 68 South Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 554 students each, about the same as the South Carolina median of 550. It spends about $13,099 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.5 students per teacher.
How Laurens 55 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Laurens 55 | South Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,099 | $12,570 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,816 | $7,082 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $72.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $76.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 475 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 984 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 277 | 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 01Campobello | 5,364 | 10 | $11,142 | 14.1 | #35 |
| Laurens 55Laurens · this district | 4,984 | 9 | $13,099 | 10.5 | #36 |
| York 01York | 4,946 | 9 | $12,704 | 13.1 | #37 |
| Colleton 01Walterboro | 4,539 | 9 | $12,907 | 13.1 | #38 |
| Chester 01Chester | 4,523 | 12 | $12,559 | 12.1 | #39 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany-Plain LocalNew Albany, OH | 4,991 | $13,172 | 16.8 |
| Norwin School DistrictNorth Huntingdon, PA | 4,986 | $12,560 | 16.5 |
| Sand Springs Public SchoolsSand Springs, OK | 4,983 | $9,095 | 17.1 |
| Denison ISDDenison, TX | 4,977 | $11,577 | 13.7 |
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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