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South Carolina School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 84
Median expenditures $59.5M
25th–75th percentile $27.2M  –  $162.8M
Total spend $11.79B
  1. #1
    Charleston County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 49,331
    Expenditures $1.09B
    Revenue $1.25B
  2. #2
    Greenville County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 76,939
    Expenditures $1.02B
    Revenue $1.18B
  3. #3
    Horry County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 46,551
    Expenditures $676.4M
    Revenue $789.4M
  4. #4
    Richland County School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 28,303
    Expenditures $520.1M
    Revenue $469.3M
  5. #5
    Richland County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 22,151
    Expenditures $506.1M
    Revenue $536.8M
  6. #6
    Berkley County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 37,074
    Expenditures $487.5M
    Revenue $557.8M
  7. #7
    Beaufort County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 21,283
    Expenditures $477.0M
    Revenue $453.0M
  8. #8
    Lexington CO SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 27,766
    Expenditures $462.1M
    Revenue $439.5M
  9. #9
    Aiken County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 22,800
    Expenditures $333.1M
    Revenue $345.3M
  10. #10
    Dorchester County School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 25,343
    Expenditures $329.8M
    Revenue $343.9M
  11. #11
    Lexington & Richland CO SCH District 5
    FY 2022 pop. 17,245
    Expenditures $270.9M
    Revenue $298.5M
  12. #12
    YORK County School District 4
    FY 2022 pop. 17,868
    Expenditures $261.2M
    Revenue $271.7M
  13. #13
    Florence County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 15,266
    Expenditures $251.6M
    Revenue $257.7M
  14. #14
    ROCK HILL School District 3
    FY 2022 pop. 16,880
    Expenditures $244.0M
    Revenue $272.0M
  15. #15
    Lancaster County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 14,609
    Expenditures $208.5M
    Revenue $159.8M
  16. #16
    Pickens County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 16,217
    Expenditures $199.6M
    Revenue $225.9M
  17. #17
    Sumter School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 15,101
    Expenditures $197.4M
    Revenue $214.7M
  18. #18
    Orangeburg CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 11,319
    Expenditures $187.2M
    Revenue $204.2M
  19. #19
    Anderson CO SCH DIST 5
    FY 2022 pop. 12,686
    Expenditures $181.2M
    Revenue $193.6M
  20. #20
    Kershaw County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,856
    Expenditures $180.7M
    Revenue $184.8M
  21. #21
    Oconee County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,229
    Expenditures $169.2M
    Revenue $188.7M
  22. #22
    Darlington County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,223
    Expenditures $160.6M
    Revenue $177.7M
  23. #23
    Spartanburg CO School District 5
    FY 2022 pop. 9,785
    Expenditures $158.9M
    Revenue $155.3M
  24. #24
    Spartanburg CO School District 6
    FY 2022 pop. 11,467
    Expenditures $156.8M
    Revenue $173.5M
  25. #25
    Georgetown County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,373
    Expenditures $156.6M
    Revenue $151.3M
  26. #26
    Spartanburg CO School District 7
    FY 2022 pop. 7,118
    Expenditures $154.1M
    Revenue $151.2M
  27. #27
    Anderson CO SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 10,593
    Expenditures $149.6M
    Revenue $142.5M
  28. #28
    Lexington CO SCH DIST 2
    FY 2022 pop. 8,641
    Expenditures $144.7M
    Revenue $157.4M
  29. #29
    Spartanburg CO School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 10,963
    Expenditures $136.6M
    Revenue $152.2M
  30. #30
    Clover School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 8,831
    Expenditures $128.0M
    Revenue $137.3M
  31. #31
    Cherokee County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,792
    Expenditures $118.1M
    Revenue $131.5M
  32. #32
    Greenwood County School District 50
    FY 2022 pop. 8,326
    Expenditures $116.7M
    Revenue $129.5M
  33. #33
    Chesterfield County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,901
    Expenditures $95.6M
    Revenue $103.1M
  34. #34
    Newberry County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,749
    Expenditures $85.6M
    Revenue $95.3M
  35. #35
    Chester County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,833
    Expenditures $81.6M
    Revenue $87.8M
  36. #36
    YORK County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 5,007
    Expenditures $75.0M
    Revenue $85.1M
  37. #37
    Laurens County School District 55
    FY 2022 pop. 5,442
    Expenditures $74.3M
    Revenue $84.9M
  38. #38
    Colleton County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,971
    Expenditures $72.1M
    Revenue $81.4M
  39. #39
    Spartanburg CO School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 5,228
    Expenditures $68.9M
    Revenue $77.9M
  40. #40
    Edgefield County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,157
    Expenditures $68.5M
    Revenue $55.5M
  41. #41
    Abbeville County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,946
    Expenditures $61.2M
    Revenue $52.4M
  42. #42
    Jasper County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,672
    Expenditures $60.5M
    Revenue $62.7M
  43. #43
    Marlboro County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,664
    Expenditures $58.4M
    Revenue $66.1M
  44. #44
    Williamsburg County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,014
    Expenditures $56.8M
    Revenue $61.9M
  45. #45
    Marion County School District 10
    FY 2022 pop. 3,999
    Expenditures $56.4M
    Revenue $59.2M
  46. #46
    Fairfield County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,363
    Expenditures $56.0M
    Revenue $58.8M
  47. #47
    Dorchester County School District 4
    FY 2022 pop. 2,025
    Expenditures $55.6M
    Revenue $52.3M
  48. #48
    Spartanburg CO School District 3
    FY 2022 pop. 2,624
    Expenditures $54.9M
    Revenue $46.0M
  49. #49
    Dillon County School District 4
    FY 2022 pop. 3,876
    Expenditures $51.5M
    Revenue $54.3M
  50. #50
    Lexington CO SCH DIST 4
    FY 2022 pop. 3,419
    Expenditures $49.1M
    Revenue $54.2M
  51. #51
    Union County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,859
    Expenditures $48.6M
    Revenue $55.0M
  52. #52
    Florence County School District 3
    FY 2022 pop. 3,140
    Expenditures $47.9M
    Revenue $51.3M
  53. #53
    Lexington CO SCH DIST 3
    FY 2022 pop. 2,038
    Expenditures $47.2M
    Revenue $39.1M
  54. #54
    Anderson CO SCH DIST 4
    FY 2022 pop. 2,893
    Expenditures $44.8M
    Revenue $53.5M
  55. #55
    Anderson CO SCH DIST 2
    FY 2022 pop. 3,429
    Expenditures $44.8M
    Revenue $51.1M
  56. #56
    Laurens County School District 56
    FY 2022 pop. 2,766
    Expenditures $44.0M
    Revenue $47.7M
  57. #57
    Hampton County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,455
    Expenditures $41.5M
    Revenue $45.4M
  58. #58
    Anderson CO SCH DIST 3
    FY 2022 pop. 2,654
    Expenditures $38.1M
    Revenue $42.1M
  59. #59
    Clarendon CO SCH DIST 2
    FY 2022 pop. 2,453
    Expenditures $37.5M
    Revenue $38.0M
  60. #60
    Spartanburg CO School District 4
    FY 2022 pop. 2,899
    Expenditures $35.5M
    Revenue $38.7M
  61. #61
    Barnwell County School District 45
    FY 2022 pop. 1,982
    Expenditures $29.6M
    Revenue $32.1M
  62. #62
    Saluda County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,394
    Expenditures $29.6M
    Revenue $34.2M
  63. #63
    LEE County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,441
    Expenditures $27.5M
    Revenue $31.2M
  64. #64
    Calhoun County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,545
    Expenditures $26.4M
    Revenue $29.7M
  65. #65
    Allendale County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 992
    Expenditures $22.8M
    Revenue $25.6M
  66. #66
    Bamberg County School District 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,168
    Expenditures $21.6M
    Revenue $22.6M
  67. #67
    Greenwood County School District 52
    FY 2022 pop. 1,500
    Expenditures $20.9M
    Revenue $24.8M
  68. #68
    Dillon County School District 3
    FY 2022 pop. 1,490
    Expenditures $18.3M
    Revenue $19.1M
  69. #69
    Florence County School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,107
    Expenditures $17.8M
    Revenue $18.0M
  70. #70
    Florence County School District 5
    FY 2022 pop. 1,201
    Expenditures $16.1M
    Revenue $17.4M
  71. #71
    Williston School District 29
    FY 2022 pop. 732
    Expenditures $14.4M
    Revenue $16.0M
  72. #72
    Bamberg County School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 626
    Expenditures $14.2M
    Revenue $13.1M
  73. #73
    Mccormick County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 615
    Expenditures $13.3M
    Revenue $15.1M
  74. #74
    Greenwood County School District 51
    FY 2022 pop. 932
    Expenditures $13.1M
    Revenue $13.9M
  75. #75
    Barnwell County School District 19
    FY 2022 pop. 519
    Expenditures $10.8M
    Revenue $13.1M
  76. #76
    Florence County School District 4
    FY 2022 pop. 585
    Expenditures $10.7M
    Revenue $12.1M
  77. #77
    Anderson I & II Career AND Technology Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $8.0M
    Revenue $8.6M
  78. #78
    R D Anderson AREA Vocational Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $7.4M
    Revenue $8.4M
  79. #79
    Dorchester County Career AND Technology Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $5.4M
    Revenue $6.6M
  80. #80
    H B Swofford AREA Vocational Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $4.1M
  81. #81
    Beaufort-jasper AREA Vocational Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.3M
  82. #82
    Daniel Morgan AREA Vocational Center (spartanburg 80)
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.5M
  83. #83
    Dillon County Applied Technology Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.5M
  84. #84
    Barnwell County AREA Vocational Center
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M