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Buford Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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

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School Overview

Address
1906 North Rocky River Road
Lancaster, SC 29720
Phone
(803) 286-0026
District
Lancaster 01
County
LANCASTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
779
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.5% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Buford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
74%
53%
68%
53%
80%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
52%
69%
57%
82%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
50%
76%
55%
82%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 40 5.1%
Kindergarten 126 16.2%
Grade 1 138 17.7%
Grade 2 121 15.5%
Grade 3 121 15.5%
Grade 4 107 13.7%
Grade 5 126 16.2%
Total 779 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.8% 58.0% 50.8%
Black 6.3% 25.7% 33.4%
Hispanic 4.6% 12.5% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 3.6% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 70.3% 58.0% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 62.8% 54.1% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 3.8% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 97,611 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 177.8 173
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 21.3% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 37,893 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.1% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.1% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.8% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.9% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,818 $87,927,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $648 $9,794,000 5.2%
Staff $568 $8,578,000 4.5%
General Administration $108 $1,628,000 0.9%
School Administration $683 $10,324,000 5.5%
Operation $911 $13,770,000 7.3%
Transportation $190 $2,871,000 1.5%
Other $313 $4,727,000 2.5%
Total Support $3,420 $51,692,000 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,278 $49,543,000 26.2%
Total Expenditures $12,516 $189,162,000 100.0%
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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