Lancaster 01
A public school district in Lancaster, South Carolina, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 15,417
- Students enrolled
- 1,072
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,264.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,216
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 15,417 in 2024–25
- Ranks 517th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,216 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% 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
Lancaster 01 spent $12,216 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,000 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 | $12,216 | $184.6 million | 15,114 |
| FY2022 | $11,942 | $174.5 million | 14,609 |
| FY2021 | $10,580 | $147.5 million | 13,940 |
| FY2020 | $10,196 | $144.9 million | 14,208 |
| FY2019 | $10,304 | $139.4 million | 13,532 |
| FY2018 | $9,675 | $128.2 million | 13,247 |
| FY2017 | $9,566 | $123.9 million | 12,955 |
| FY2016 | $9,248 | $116.8 million | 12,626 |
| FY2015 | $8,849 | $108.9 million | 12,310 |
| FY2014 | $8,736 | $104.5 million | 11,963 |
| FY2013 | $8,569 | $101.1 million | 11,804 |
| FY2012 | $8,161 | $95.8 million | 11,745 |
| FY2011 | $8,019 | $93.8 million | 11,696 |
| FY2010 | $8,771 | $102.5 million | 11,687 |
| FY2009 | $8,743 | $103.2 million | 11,808 |
| FY2008 | $8,888 | $102.4 million | 11,523 |
| FY2007 | $7,972 | $90.7 million | 11,378 |
| FY2006 | $7,556 | $85.0 million | 11,243 |
| FY2005 | $7,000 | $79.9 million | 11,415 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $27.3 million | 11.6% |
| State | $114.3 million | 48.5% |
| Local | $94.0 million | 39.9% |
| Total | $235.6 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
23 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
- 4502580
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