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The
following indicators give a sense of how well South
Carolina’s public education and post-secondary systems are
performing relative to systems in the southeast and across
the country. Data are provided for five-year old
kindergarten thru 12th grade and postsecondary
education. For each education sector one or more indicators
are listed and defined, and in brief, the significance or
relevance of the indicator is included. All data are
comparable to other states (state rankings) and historical
data are available. Additionally, the data sources are
indicated via hyperlink for each indicator where possible.
In other cases, sources are simply referenced.
South Carolina Indicators
Project
Education Indicators
At-a-Glance
|
Categories |
Indicators |
State Rankings
(SC)
(1=highest) |
Data
|
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Elementary and
Secondary Education |
|
Student Achievement and Accountability |
1. National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Reading, Grade 4 |
42 |
YR 2007: 214 (scores range from 0-500) |
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2. National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Reading, Grade 8 |
41 |
YR 2007: 257 (scores range from 0-500) |
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3. National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Mathematics, Grade 4 |
33 |
YR 2007: 237 (scores range from 0-500) |
|
4. National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Mathematics, Grade 8 |
28 |
YR 2007: 282 (scores range from 0-500) |
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5. Average SAT Scores |
NR
NR
|
YR: 2007-08: 985 (composite critical reading and
math only)
YR: 2007-08: 1461 (composite critical reading, math,
writing) |
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6. Average Composite ACT Score |
NR |
YR: 2008: 19.9 |
|
Finance |
1. Per Pupil Expenditures for K-12 Education |
35 |
YR 2005-06: $8,120 |
|
2. Percentage of Students Certified as Eligible for
Free or Reduced Lunch |
7 |
YR 2006-07: 52.4% |
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Teacher Quality, Recruitment and Retention
|
1. Student/Teacher Ratio |
21 (in this case,”1” represented state with lowest
ratio of students to teachers) |
YR 2005-06: 14.6:1 |
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2. Average Salaries for Teachers |
28 |
YR 2004-05: $42,189 |
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Student Participation |
1. High School Graduation Rate |
49 |
YR 2004-05: 60.1% |
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2. Dropout Event Rate |
31 |
YR 2004-05: 3.3% |
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Postsecondary
Education |
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Finance |
1. Average Published, In-State Tuition at Public,
Four-Year Colleges and Universities |
8 |
YR 2007-08: $8,380 |
Rev.
09.16.2008
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