Laurens 56
Laurens 56 is a public school district based in Clinton, South Carolina, serving 2,707 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #56 of the 68 South Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 18% of them. Its schools average 451 students each, fewer than the South Carolina median of 550. It spends about $13,877 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the South Carolina median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.
How Laurens 56 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Laurens 56 | South Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,877 | $12,570 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,402 | $7,082 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $44.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 204 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 479 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 387 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence 03Lake City | 2,767 | 8 | $12,885 | 14.0 | #52 |
| Spartanburg 03Spartanburg | 2,748 | 5 | $14,110 | 14.5 | #53 |
| Abbeville 60Abbeville | 2,746 | 9 | $12,953 | 12.4 | #54 |
| Williamsburg 01Kingstree | 2,716 | 10 | $14,820 | 11.2 | #55 |
| Laurens 56Clinton · this district | 2,707 | 6 | $13,877 | 13.3 | #56 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincennes Community School CorporationVincennes, IN | 2,708 | $9,898 | 14.3 |
| Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233Flossmoor, IL | 2,707 | $24,019 | 14.3 |
| San Rafael City HighSan Rafael, CA | 2,706 | $14,978 | 19.8 |
| Jasper CountyMonticello, GA | 2,706 | $12,253 | 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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