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Gaffney, SC
Public School Ratings




Gaffney Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cherokee 01 School District details

Cherokee 01 School District
141 Twin Lakes Road
Gaffney, SC 29341

7,925 Students enrolled in District

15 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Cherokee 01 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.8% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.9% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
45%
41%
53%
21%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
B. D. Lee Elementary School
401 Overbrook Drive
Gaffney, SC, 29341
PK-05
Blacksburg Elementary School
402 Hardin Street
Blacksburg, SC, 29702
03-05
Blacksburg High School
201 West Ramseur Drive
Blacksburg, SC, 29702
09-12
Blacksburg Middle School
101 London Street
Blacksburg, SC, 29702
06-08
Blacksburg Primary School
1010 East Cherokee Street
Blacksburg, SC, 29702
PK-02
Corinth Elementary School
128 Corinth Road
Gaffney, SC, 29340
PK-05
Draytonville Elementary School
2373 Wilkinsville Highway
Gaffney, SC, 29340
PK-05
Gaffney High School
149 Twin Lake Road
Gaffney, SC, 29341
09-12
Gaffney Middle School
805 East Frederick Street
Gaffney, SC, 29340
06-08
Grassy Pond Elementary School
1146 Boiling Springs Highway
Gaffney, SC, 29341
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.2% 50.8%
Black 28.3% 33.4%
Hispanic 9.4% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.9% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 87.5% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 3.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,442 $58,981,000 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $879 $6,966,810 6.4%
Staff $750 $5,947,000 5.5%
General Administration $124 $986,000 0.9%
School Administration $741 $5,874,000 5.4%
Operation $1,228 $9,732,000 9.0%
Transportation $358 $2,835,190 2.6%
Other $598 $4,736,000 4.4%
Total Support $4,678 $37,077,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,594 $12,631,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $13,715 $108,689,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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