Barnwell
A public school district in Barnwell, South Carolina, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,123
- Students enrolled
- 244.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 578.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,345
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,123 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,130th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 50th of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,345 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 47% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Barnwell spent $15,345 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,995 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,345 | $30.3 million | 1,974 |
| FY2022 | $14,593 | $28.9 million | 1,982 |
| FY2021 | $12,695 | $25.9 million | 2,038 |
| FY2020 | $11,453 | $24.3 million | 2,125 |
| FY2019 | $10,996 | $24.2 million | 2,203 |
| FY2018 | $11,050 | $24.6 million | 2,225 |
| FY2017 | $10,955 | $24.1 million | 2,203 |
| FY2016 | $10,476 | $23.8 million | 2,275 |
| FY2015 | $9,541 | $22.5 million | 2,362 |
| FY2014 | $9,261 | $22.8 million | 2,459 |
| FY2013 | $9,244 | $22.6 million | 2,441 |
| FY2012 | $9,158 | $22.0 million | 2,406 |
| FY2011 | $9,203 | $22.6 million | 2,451 |
| FY2010 | $8,868 | $22.1 million | 2,491 |
| FY2009 | $9,258 | $23.5 million | 2,542 |
| FY2008 | $8,795 | $22.6 million | 2,575 |
| FY2007 | $7,973 | $21.1 million | 2,645 |
| FY2006 | $7,685 | $20.1 million | 2,621 |
| FY2005 | $6,995 | $19.4 million | 2,773 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.6 million | 25.5% |
| State | $17.4 million | 51.6% |
| Local | $7.7 million | 22.9% |
| Total | $33.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Barnwell County Career Center | 0 |
| Barnwell Elementary | 425 |
| Barnwell High | 557 |
| Barnwell Primary | 680 |
| Blackville-Hilda High | 140 |
| Guinyard-Butler Middle | 335 |
| Kelly Edwards Elementary | 296 |
| Macedonia Elementary-Middle | 349 |
| Williston-Elko High | 192 |
| Williston-Elko Middle | 149 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Changed Boundary/Agency
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4501080
Elsewhere
- Public schools in South Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in South Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- South Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved