Lancaster 01

Summary:

The Lancaster 01 school district in South Carolina serves 22 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 25 out of 75 in the state and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out in the district, including Harrisburg Elementary and Indian Land Elementary, which are both highly ranked elementary schools in the state. Indian Land Middle is also a high-performing middle school, while Indian Land High is the top-performing high school in the district, ranking 27th out of 235 high schools in the state. On the other hand, Erwin Elementary, Clinton Elementary, and Brooklyn Springs Elementary are among the lowest performing elementary schools in the district and state.

The district appears to have a stark divide between its highest and lowest performing schools, with a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance. The chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% across all schools is also very high and likely contributing to the wide performance gaps. While the district spends more per student at the high school level, the range in spending is quite large. Overall, addressing the achievement gaps and supporting the lowest performing schools will be a key priority for the Lancaster 01 school district going forward.

District Detail

300 South Catawba Street
Lancaster, SC 29720

(803) 286-6972

SchoolDigger Rank:
25^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 15,417

Primary Schools: 12
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Buford Middle	Public	6-8	1890 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 285-8473	374	29	12.8		292 (78.1%)	12 (3.2%)	55 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	59.4	113^th of 320 public middle schools	64.7%		70.4	77^th of 325 public middle schools	76.3%	36				53.4	63.2	45.6				51.2	42.1	48.2		38.0	100.0				$14,477	$399	$124	$523	$11,964	$1,990	$13,954
Discovery Charter of Lancaster	Public, Charter	K-5	302 West Dunlap Street	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 285-8430	146	10	15.0		64 (43.8%)	47 (32.2%)	29 (19.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)																			$13,257	$221	$236	$458	$10,385	$2,415	$12,800
Brooklyn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1637 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8471	398	30	13.3		93 (23.4%)	178 (44.7%)	107 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	11.6	586^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.9	602^nd of 638 public elementary schools	5.6%	16	45.9	30.1	28.1				49.2	23.8	17.6				9.5						$16,109	$1,541	$294	$1,835	$11,982	$2,292	$14,274
Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	792	48	16.6		657 (83.0%)	46 (5.8%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	85.1	85^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.7%		86.2	77^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.9%	8	80.1	71.3	68.0				88.9	80.6	70.7				62.8						$12,139	$574	$142	$715	$9,491	$1,933	$11,424
Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Clinton School Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-5395	412	34	12.0		80 (19.4%)	238 (57.8%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	13.5	575^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.2%		6.9	622^nd of 638 public elementary schools	2.5%	47	35.9	29.7	41.0				41.5	34.4	32.2				20.4						$17,848	$2,085	$575	$2,660	$12,212	$2,976	$15,188
Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1477 Locustwood Avenue	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-8484	418	32	13.1		130 (31.1%)	165 (39.5%)	88 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	13.7	571^st of 640 public elementary schools	10.8%		7.3	621^st of 638 public elementary schools	2.7%	50	32.8	22.4	40.3				45.7	26.8	34.3				22.4						$16,705	$1,417	$656	$2,072	$12,178	$2,455	$14,633
Heath Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Solar Road	Heath Springs	29058	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 273-3176	297	23	13.2		191 (64.3%)	67 (22.6%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	36.8	402^nd of 640 public elementary schools	37.2%		26.8	467^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.8%	65	61.7	40.4	31.0				61.7	55.3	38.1				34.1						$16,355	$732	$398	$1,130	$12,722	$2,503	$15,224
Indian Land Elementary	Public	K-4	4137 Doby's Bridge Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-2916	1,042	65	15.9		636 (61.0%)	119 (11.4%)	133 (12.8%)	84 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.3%)	91.4	40^th of 640 public elementary schools	93.8%		91.2	41^st of 638 public elementary schools	93.6%	1	79.0	79.4					82.6	81.3					73.2						$11,578	$276	$112	$388	$9,520	$1,671	$11,191
Kershaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Rollins Drive	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 475-6655	512	36	14.0		344 (67.2%)	95 (18.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (10.5%)	70.3	194^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.7%		61.1	236^th of 638 public elementary schools	63.0%	42	70.6	58.3	68.9				67.6	65.5	79.6				46.5						$13,903	$925	$241	$1,166	$10,519	$2,219	$12,737
McDonald Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2763 Lynwood Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-7416	337	25	13.4		135 (40.1%)	125 (37.1%)	51 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	49.1	313^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.1%		46.3	345^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.9%	32	42.8	60.0	58.6				41.3	63.1	62.1				49.3						$17,243	$1,194	$260	$1,454	$13,142	$2,648	$15,789
Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6865 Kershaw Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-6021	480	32	14.9		304 (63.3%)	120 (25.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	49.9	145^th of 320 public middle schools	54.7%		54.7	133^rd of 325 public middle schools	59.1%	12				45.2	63.4	45.7				43.6	35.5	35.8		39.7	100.0				$13,329	$310	$114	$424	$10,659	$2,246	$12,905
Andrew Jackson High	Public	9-12	6925 Kershaw-Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-2381	557	49	11.4		375 (67.3%)	127 (22.8%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	59.9	77^th of 235 public high schools	67.2%		49.5	101^st of 235 public high schools	57.0%	24															69.8	68.5	66.7	88.1	$15,668	$363	$136	$499	$12,183	$2,986	$15,169
Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,905	118	16.1		1,153 (60.5%)	292 (15.3%)	266 (14.0%)	93 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.0%)	78.5	27^th of 235 public high schools	88.5%		72.3	45^th of 235 public high schools	80.9%	18															78.9	78.1	80.9	92.2	$10,826	$328	$171	$499	$8,482	$1,846	$10,327
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	625 Woodland Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-2001	1,390	88	15.8		348 (25.0%)	677 (48.7%)	303 (21.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.9%)	30.8	165^th of 235 public high schools	29.8%		17.2	198^th of 235 public high schools	15.7%	33															64.7	64.2	50.0	80.3	$12,645	$1,000	$283	$1,283	$9,255	$2,108	$11,363
A. R. Rucker Middle	Public	6-8	422 Old Dixie Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 416-8555	477	37	12.7		125 (26.2%)	240 (50.3%)	78 (16.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	15.4	277^th of 320 public middle schools	13.4%		18.6	267^th of 325 public middle schools	17.8%	10				33.1	41.9	39.1				20.3	12.8	10.9		27.2	96.2				$13,783	$1,276	$309	$1,585	$9,947	$2,250	$12,198
Buford High	Public	9-12	4290 Tabernacle Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-7068	532	45	11.8		454 (85.3%)	38 (7.1%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	63.3	67^th of 235 public high schools	71.5%		48.8	104^th of 235 public high schools	55.7%	37															73.0	87.0	71.6	86.5	$16,220	$416	$198	$614	$13,001	$2,605	$15,606
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Roddey Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-9918	645	43	15.0		191 (29.6%)	278 (43.1%)	121 (18.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	38.5	392^nd of 640 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.5	386^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.5%	6	60.6	37.3	55.5				58.5	38.3	44.4				39.4						$13,468	$799	$247	$1,046	$10,513	$1,909	$12,422
South Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8416	439	38	11.5		99 (22.6%)	219 (49.9%)	99 (22.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	14.3	283^rd of 320 public middle schools	11.6%		11.9	299^th of 325 public middle schools	8.0%	16				24.8	43.5	26.6				20.3	21.2	10.5		25.1	94.1				$13,646	$933	$426	$1,359	$10,178	$2,108	$12,286
Indian Land Middle	Public	7-8	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2500	1,102	64	17.2		580 (52.6%)	129 (11.7%)	246 (22.3%)	98 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.4%)	82.4	50^th of 320 public middle schools	84.4%		82.9	52^nd of 325 public middle schools	84.0%	2					73.8	66.1					54.6	41.6			94.5			100.0	$11,377	$335	$142	$477	$8,830	$2,070	$10,900
Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10251 Harrisburg Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-8484	1,161	69	16.8		525 (45.2%)	92 (7.9%)	128 (11.0%)	339 (29.2%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.4%)	94	27^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.8%		95.4	20^th of 638 public elementary schools	96.9%	7	82.8	87.3					80.5	86.3					74.2						$11,075	$256	$170	$425	$8,869	$1,780	$10,650
Lancaster County School District Career Center	Public	9-12	625 Normandy Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 289-4885	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Van Wyck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4945 Charlotte Highway	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 313-6650	820	55	14.9		488 (59.5%)	102 (12.4%)	126 (15.4%)	45 (5.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	85.8	79^th of 640 public elementary schools	87.7%		80.1	121^st of 638 public elementary schools	81.0%	42	76.5	75.0					79.8	73.0					64.0						$12,373	$279	$234	$513	$10,141	$1,719	$11,859
Indian Land Intermediate	Public	5-6	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-3600	1,181	72	16.4		703 (59.5%)	140 (11.9%)	138 (11.7%)	120 (10.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)								(n/a)			81.0	74.5					76.8	72.8				78.5					$10,670	$259	$128	$387	$8,867	$1,416	$10,283

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chesterfield 01	12.91 mi	16	55^th
Chester 01	20.01 mi	12	51^st
York 03	20.4 mi	25	29^th
York 04	22.43 mi	20	1^st
Kershaw 01	23.42 mi	17	31^st

See the top SC South Carolina districts

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.