Top Rankings
Georgetown 01 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 237 students in Georgetown 01 School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in South Carolina.
Public Charter School in Georgetown 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the South Carolina public charter school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 58% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public charter school average of 43% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
19 Schools
95 Schools
# Students
8,355 Students
53,707 Students
# Teachers
696 Teachers
3,561 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Georgetown 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#47 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
41%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
52%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
50%

Graduation Rate
87%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.61
# American Indian Students
9 Students
186 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
33 Students
862 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
653 Students
5,391 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
10%
# Black Students
3,468 Students
13,907 Students
% Black Students
42%
26%
# White Students
3,998 Students
30,368 Students
% White Students
48%
57%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
65 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
188 Students
2,877 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
306
390
# Students in K Grade:
544
3,336
# Students in 1st Grade:
602
3,471
# Students in 2nd Grade:
588
3,472
# Students in 3rd Grade:
560
3,446
# Students in 4th Grade:
628
3,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
604
3,331
# Students in 6th Grade:
605
4,210
# Students in 7th Grade:
627
4,306
# Students in 8th Grade:
637
4,430
# Students in 9th Grade:
771
5,529
# Students in 10th Grade:
671
5,163
# Students in 11th Grade:
675
4,947
# Students in 12th Grade:
537
4,411
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,789 is higher than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,058 is higher than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$140 MM
$12,084 MM

Spending
$159 MM
$11,764 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,789
$15,220

Spending / Student
$19,058
$14,817

Best Georgetown 01 School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Coastal Montessori Charter
Charter School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
111 Old Plantation Drive
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
(843) 235-0413
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
(843) 235-0413
Grades: 1-8
| 237 students
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