Dorchester 02
A public school district in Summerville, South Carolina, with 25 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 25,928
- Students enrolled
- 1,719.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,830.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,212
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 25,928 in 2024–25
- Ranks 258th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,212 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 10% 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
Dorchester 02 spent $11,212 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,241 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 | $11,212 | $293.0 million | 26,135 |
| FY2022 | $11,173 | $283.1 million | 25,343 |
| FY2021 | $10,900 | $269.1 million | 24,684 |
| FY2020 | $9,711 | $254.8 million | 26,238 |
| FY2019 | $9,198 | $241.1 million | 26,217 |
| FY2018 | $9,003 | $236.3 million | 26,243 |
| FY2017 | $8,833 | $230.2 million | 26,066 |
| FY2016 | $8,338 | $213.8 million | 25,643 |
| FY2015 | $7,983 | $200.5 million | 25,117 |
| FY2014 | $8,091 | $196.9 million | 24,334 |
| FY2013 | $8,115 | $192.6 million | 23,741 |
| FY2012 | $7,840 | $183.0 million | 23,346 |
| FY2011 | $7,117 | $162.0 million | 22,762 |
| FY2010 | $7,838 | $175.5 million | 22,388 |
| FY2009 | $8,022 | $175.0 million | 21,812 |
| FY2008 | $7,799 | $165.3 million | 21,201 |
| FY2007 | $7,109 | $143.6 million | 20,206 |
| FY2006 | $6,906 | $133.3 million | 19,297 |
| FY2005 | $6,241 | $117.7 million | 18,863 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $40.7 million | 11.0% |
| State | $197.1 million | 53.3% |
| Local | $131.7 million | 35.6% |
| Total | $369.5 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
25 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- 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
- 4502010
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