Best Public Schools in Bennettsville, SC

Summary:

The city of Bennettsville, South Carolina is home to 3 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools (Bennettsville Primary and Bennettsville Intermediate) and 1 high school (Marlboro County High). These schools face significant challenges, with declining performance, high poverty levels, and racial disparities in student populations.

Marlboro County High has seen its state-wide ranking drop from 177 in 2020-2021 to 218 out of 237 high schools in 2022-2023, with a 0 out of 5 star rating. The school has a high percentage of African American students (62.66%) and 100% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch. Bennettsville Primary and Bennettsville Intermediate also have declining rankings and significantly underperform the district and state averages in core academic subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Across all 3 schools, there are high levels of poverty, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The schools also have a disproportionately high percentage of African American students, ranging from 62.66% at Marlboro County High to 79.11% at Bennettsville Intermediate. These factors likely contribute to the schools' underperformance and the need for significant investment and targeted interventions to improve educational outcomes for students in the Marlboro 01 School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				SC READY English Language Arts (2023)			SC READY Mathematics (2023)			EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2023)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2023)	EOCEP English 1 (2023)	EOCEP English 2 (2023)	SCPASS Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	SCPASS Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bennettsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	301 Jefferson Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 479-5936	552	33	16.7	100.0%	95 (17.2%)	390 (70.7%)	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.2%)								(n/a)	27.1			21.8								$13,600	$2,404	$1,307	$3,710	$8,515	$1,374	$9,889
Marlboro County High	Public	9-12	951 Fayetteville Avenue Extens	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 479-5900	1,047	64	16.3	100.0%	276 (26.4%)	656 (62.7%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.0%)	9.2	218^th of 237 public high schools	8.0%		11.5	204^th of 226 public high schools	9.7%	14							33.8	32.8	71.5	31.5		$14,671	$2,066	$1,997	$4,063	$7,807	$2,801	$10,608
Bennettsville Intermediate	Public	4-5	701 Cheraw Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 479-5941	225	14	16.0	100.0%	28 (12.4%)	178 (79.1%)	4 (1.8%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	10.4	603^rd of 644 public elementary schools	6.4%		6.5	611^th of 625 public elementary schools	2.2%	8		38.5	23.7		16.3	18.5					20.2	$13,636	$3,237	$1,405	$4,642	$7,079	$1,914	$8,993

Cities Near Bennettsville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blenheim	7.58 mi	1	222^nd
Mc Coll	8.53 mi	1	164^th
Clio	9.03 mi	1	206^th
Wallace	11.14 mi	1	148^th
Society Hill	12.1 mi	1	157^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.