Florence 03
A public school district in Lake City, South Carolina, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,767
- Students enrolled
- 197.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 495
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,537
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,767 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,523rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 56th of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,537 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 49% 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
Florence 03 spent $15,537 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,568 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 | $15,537 | $46.5 million | 2,993 |
| FY2022 | $14,580 | $45.8 million | 3,140 |
| FY2021 | $12,887 | $42.0 million | 3,263 |
| FY2020 | $11,888 | $39.8 million | 3,348 |
| FY2019 | $11,766 | $40.2 million | 3,414 |
| FY2018 | $11,045 | $38.5 million | 3,483 |
| FY2017 | $10,469 | $38.6 million | 3,683 |
| FY2016 | $10,699 | $39.7 million | 3,710 |
| FY2015 | $10,565 | $39.4 million | 3,728 |
| FY2014 | $9,624 | $35.8 million | 3,723 |
| FY2013 | $9,373 | $35.3 million | 3,761 |
| FY2012 | $9,997 | $36.1 million | 3,608 |
| FY2011 | $10,139 | $36.3 million | 3,584 |
| FY2010 | $9,982 | $36.6 million | 3,663 |
| FY2009 | $9,802 | $36.5 million | 3,721 |
| FY2008 | $9,112 | $34.2 million | 3,756 |
| FY2007 | $8,759 | $33.2 million | 3,785 |
| FY2006 | $7,893 | $30.8 million | 3,899 |
| FY2005 | $7,568 | $29.9 million | 3,945 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.5 million | 27.6% |
| State | $27.4 million | 52.1% |
| Local | $10.6 million | 20.3% |
| Total | $52.5 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| J. C. Lynch Elementary | 353 |
| J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet | 385 |
| Lake City Early Childhood Center | 357 |
| Lake City High | 492 |
| Main Street Elementary | 318 |
| Olanta Elementary | 198 |
| Ronald E. McNair Junior High | 275 |
| Scranton Elementary | 389 |
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
- 4502190
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