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Lake City, SC
Public School Ratings




Lake City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Florence 03 School District details

Florence 03 School District
125 South Blanding Street
Lake City, SC 29560

2,908 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Florence 03 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.3% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
46%
42%
52%
22%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
J. C. Lynch Elementary School
124 Hicks Road
Coward, SC, 29530
PK-06
J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts And Science Magnet School
319 Carlisle Street
Lake City, SC, 29560
06-12
Lake City Early Childhood Center School
906 North Matthews Road
Lake City, SC, 29560
PK-02
Lake City High School
652 North Matthews Road
Lake City, SC, 29560
09-12
Main Street Elementary School
318 East Main Street
Lake City, SC, 29560
03-06
Olanta Elementary School
312 North Jones Road
Olanta, SC, 29114
PK-06
Ronald E. Mcnair Jr. High School
311 Carver Street
Lake City, SC, 29560
07-08
Scranton Elementary School
1649 Us 52 Highway
Scranton, SC, 29591
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.3% 50.3%
Black 64.1% 33.1%
Hispanic 6.0% 14.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 69.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 67.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,823 $25,656,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,214 $3,531,598 7.4%
Staff $1,311 $3,813,000 8.0%
General Administration $392 $1,140,000 2.4%
School Administration $1,100 $3,198,000 6.7%
Operation $1,354 $3,938,000 8.2%
Transportation $213 $618,402 1.3%
Other $495 $1,439,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,079 $17,678,000 36.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,556 $4,526,000 9.5%
Total Expenditures $16,458 $47,860,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,367 $5,848,387,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $995 $789,839,477 6.3%
Staff $764 $606,664,000 4.8%
General Administration $111 $87,785,000 0.7%
School Administration $820 $650,716,000 5.2%
Operation $1,215 $964,420,000 7.7%
Transportation $438 $347,940,523 2.8%
Other $587 $466,129,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,930 $3,913,494,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,491 $2,771,207,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $15,788 $12,533,088,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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