Laurens 56
A public school district in Clinton, South Carolina, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,707
- Students enrolled
- 204.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 479.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,618
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,707 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,583rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 60th of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,618 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 50% 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
Laurens 56 spent $15,618 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,586 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 | $15,618 | $42.4 million | 2,715 |
| FY2022 | $14,184 | $39.2 million | 2,766 |
| FY2021 | $13,874 | $39.2 million | 2,827 |
| FY2020 | $12,103 | $35.1 million | 2,902 |
| FY2019 | $11,202 | $34.7 million | 3,099 |
| FY2018 | $11,354 | $34.0 million | 2,991 |
| FY2017 | $11,231 | $34.3 million | 3,050 |
| FY2016 | $10,899 | $33.9 million | 3,110 |
| FY2015 | $10,220 | $32.0 million | 3,136 |
| FY2014 | $9,803 | $30.3 million | 3,087 |
| FY2013 | $9,646 | $29.6 million | 3,066 |
| FY2012 | $9,410 | $28.7 million | 3,050 |
| FY2011 | $9,075 | $27.8 million | 3,066 |
| FY2010 | $9,723 | $30.9 million | 3,173 |
| FY2009 | $9,646 | $31.4 million | 3,252 |
| FY2008 | $9,409 | $31.2 million | 3,316 |
| FY2007 | $8,551 | $27.8 million | 3,251 |
| FY2006 | $8,317 | $27.2 million | 3,268 |
| FY2005 | $7,586 | $25.7 million | 3,384 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.5 million | 23.2% |
| State | $22.9 million | 46.1% |
| Local | $15.2 million | 30.7% |
| Total | $49.6 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Clinton Elementary | 422 |
| Clinton High | 811 |
| Clinton Middle | 580 |
| Eastside Elementary | 462 |
| Joanna-Woodson Elementary | 293 |
| M. S. Bailey Child Development Center | 139 |
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
- 4502640
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