Table of contents
•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
State Profiles
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•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (1,601K)

State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I

South Carolina
http://www.sde.state.sc.us/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$5,656

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
592	248	188	12	1,043

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
21,677	10,072	11,564	401	43,897

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	459,707	467,395
9-12 (CCD)	176,745	183,055
Total (CCD)	643,696	666,780
Pre-K (by state definition)	7,244	16,330

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)

State 52%, Local 40%, Federal 8%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	1,007	1,527
	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	4,367	6,024
	1%	1%
Black	264,747	281,208
	42%	42%
Hispanic	3,493	10,145
	1%	2%
White	362,838	367,876
	57%	55%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
68,342	88,290
11%	14%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
1,965	5,577
*	1%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
2,227	n/a
*	—

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)

For 0 to 34%, 281 schools; 35% to 49%, 215 schools; 50% to 74%, 321 schools; 75% to 100%, 221 schools

*5 schools did not report.

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Statewide Accountability Information
(Collected from States, January 2002 for 2001-2002 school year)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Rating based on percent of student meeting standard (5 levels)

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Rewards for high improvement of students using matched longitudinal data

Indicators for School Accountability
CRT scores

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Annual improvement toward 75 percent at/above Basic in English/Language Arts and 70 percent at/above Basic in Math.

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	439	74	513
	86%	14%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	404	74	478
	92%	100%	93%
School in Need of Improvement	35	0	35
	8%	—	7%

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-2000)

$103,721,947

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	22%	22%
Basic level and above	55%	65%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	18%	17%
Basic level and above	60%	54%

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test
State Definition of "Proficient"	Meets expectations for performance based on curriculum standards approved by the State Board of Education.

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	28%	35%	\|	33%	4%
Title I Schools	33	37	\|	27	2
High Poverty Schools	44	36	\|	18	1
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	23	32	\|	40	5
Migratory students	—	—	\|	—	—
Students with Disabilities	64	25	\|	10	1

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	38%	38%	\|	16%	8%
Title I Schools	45	37	\|	13	6
High Poverty Schools	59	32	\|	7	2
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	31	36	\|	18	14
Migratory students	—	—	\|	—	—
Students with Disabilities	70	23	\|	5	2

Grade 8

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	35%	41%	\|	20%	4%
Title I Schools	45	40	\|	13	2
High Poverty Schools	56	36	\|	7	1
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	39	38	\|	18	5
Migratory students	—	—	\|	—	—
Students with Disabilities	89	17	\|	2	0

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	38%	42%	\|	13%	7%
Title I Schools	46	40	\|	9	5
High Poverty Schools	61	34	\|	4	1
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	34	39	\|	14	13
Migratory students	—	—	\|	—	—
Students with Disabilities	78	20	\|	2	1

Grade 10

Reading/Language Arts
			Proficient
	Didn't Meet	\|	Met Standard
All Students	17%	\|	83%
Title I Schools	28	\|	72
High Poverty Schools	28	\|	72
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency		\|
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	55	\|	45

Mathematics
			Proficient
	Didn't Meet	\|	Met Standard
All Students	%	\|	%
Title I Schools	37	\|	64
High Poverty Schools	41	\|	59
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency		\|
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	53	\|	47

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	n/a	n/a
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	19,271	21,050
	63%	67%

Sources

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