Lee 01
A public school district in Bishopville, South Carolina, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,275
- Students enrolled
- 145
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 309.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,558
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,275 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,358th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 70th of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,558 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 62% 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
Lee 01 spent $17,558 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,354 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 | $17,558 | $25.9 million | 1,476 |
| FY2022 | $17,017 | $24.5 million | 1,441 |
| FY2021 | $13,188 | $20.6 million | 1,565 |
| FY2020 | $14,722 | $24.9 million | 1,690 |
| FY2019 | $13,361 | $24.3 million | 1,816 |
| FY2018 | $13,395 | $26.2 million | 1,958 |
| FY2017 | $12,743 | $26.2 million | 2,056 |
| FY2016 | $12,032 | $25.7 million | 2,138 |
| FY2015 | $11,966 | $25.7 million | 2,150 |
| FY2014 | $9,956 | $22.3 million | 2,236 |
| FY2013 | $9,719 | $21.9 million | 2,249 |
| FY2012 | $9,572 | $21.5 million | 2,248 |
| FY2011 | $10,284 | $23.6 million | 2,291 |
| FY2010 | $9,809 | $24.4 million | 2,487 |
| FY2009 | $10,194 | $25.7 million | 2,526 |
| FY2008 | $10,747 | $27.3 million | 2,544 |
| FY2007 | $9,265 | $24.6 million | 2,659 |
| FY2006 | $9,031 | $24.4 million | 2,705 |
| FY2005 | $9,354 | $25.5 million | 2,721 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.6 million | 24.0% |
| State | $14.8 million | 46.9% |
| Local | $9.2 million | 29.1% |
| Total | $31.6 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dennis Elementary | 359 |
| Lee Central High | 402 |
| Lee Central Middle | 288 |
| Lower Lee Elementary | 128 |
| West Lee Elementary | 98 |
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
- 4502670
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