Oconee 01

Summary:

The Oconee 01 school district in South Carolina consists of 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 21 out of 75 school districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their strong academic performance. Keowee Elementary ranks 98 out of 640 elementary schools in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars, with over 60% proficiency rates in most grade levels for English Language Arts and Mathematics. Walhalla High ranks 79 out of 235 high schools in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars, with above-average performance on End of Course exams. Walhalla Middle ranks 104 out of 320 middle schools in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars, with particularly strong performance in Algebra 1.

While the district overall performs well compared to the state, there are significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools, particularly in mathematics. The data also suggests a correlation between higher per-student spending and better academic outcomes, and the consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% across all schools is a concern. Additionally, the high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 60% to 100%, indicate significant economic challenges facing many of the students in the district.

District Detail

414 South Pine Street
Walhalla, SC 29691

(864) 886-4400

SchoolDigger Rank:
21^st of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,978

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
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
Fair-Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Oakway Road	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4505	583	47	12.4		496 (85.1%)	11 (1.9%)	39 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	61.9	242^nd of 640 public elementary schools	62.2%		60.5	242^nd of 638 public elementary schools	62.1%		75.5	63.3	58.4				64.9	55.6	41.6				60.0						$13,935	$828	$290	$1,117	$10,953	$1,865	$12,818
Orchard Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Toccoa Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4515	360	38	9.4		314 (87.2%)	17 (4.7%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	63	236^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.1%		45.1	352^nd of 638 public elementary schools	44.8%	116	77.3	68.1	49.1				75.0	70.9	15.8				63.9						$16,612	$2,424	$413	$2,838	$11,650	$2,124	$13,774
Keowee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7051 Keowee School Road	Seneca	29672	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4475	305	28	10.8		267 (87.5%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	82.8	98^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.7%		71.1	176^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.4%	78	73.9	67.3	85.1				76.1	63.8	68.1				70.7						$14,852	$1,007	$310	$1,317	$11,262	$2,273	$13,535
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 North Townville Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4445	616	49	12.4		342 (55.5%)	117 (19.0%)	93 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	60.6	249^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.1%		64	219^th of 638 public elementary schools	65.7%	30	62.2	62.7	64.9				51.5	59.6	55.6				56.6						$13,983	$404	$286	$690	$11,413	$1,880	$13,293
James M. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Coffee Road	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4470	558	53	10.5		333 (59.7%)	18 (3.2%)	190 (34.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	25.2	491^st of 640 public elementary schools	23.3%		32.1	433^rd of 638 public elementary schools	32.1%	58	49.4	43.4	53.1				45.9	35.7	23.4				40.0						$16,672	$1,910	$307	$2,217	$12,571	$1,883	$14,454
Ravenel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Ravenel School Road	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4450	530	41	12.9		298 (56.2%)	122 (23.0%)	53 (10.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	63.7	233^rd of 640 public elementary schools	63.6%		51	304^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.4%	71	66.3	65.9	51.9				63.9	63.5	50.6				61.2						$14,435	$689	$294	$983	$11,304	$2,148	$13,452
Tamassee-Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 North Highway 11	Tamassee	29686	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4540	204	18	11.2		176 (86.3%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	48	319^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.2%		63.5	223^rd of 638 public elementary schools	65.0%	96	57.7	48.6	64.7				50.0	51.4	55.9				42.9						$19,609	$1,339	$349	$1,688	$15,560	$2,361	$17,921
Walhalla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	508 Fowler Road	West Union	29696	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4480	612	45	13.6		471 (77.0%)	8 (1.3%)	111 (18.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	76.3	147^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.0%		68.7	192^nd of 638 public elementary schools	69.9%	45	76.2	68.0	71.3				65.3	60.0	62.4				64.0						$14,023	$650	$382	$1,032	$11,169	$1,822	$12,991
Westminster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Hamilton Street	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4520	385	36	10.6		332 (86.2%)	12 (3.1%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	61.7	244^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.9%		67.7	201^st of 638 public elementary schools	68.5%	43	64.0	50.8	85.2				57.8	50.0	77.0				46.8						$16,331	$1,298	$404	$1,701	$12,351	$2,279	$14,630
Seneca High	Public	9-12	100 Bobcat Ridge	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4460	1,051	58	18.0		613 (58.3%)	212 (20.2%)	131 (12.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	55.6	87^th of 235 public high schools	63.0%		57	84^th of 235 public high schools	64.3%	3															58.0	71.0	62.5	88.7	$13,752	$574	$339	$913	$10,512	$2,327	$12,839
Walhalla High	Public	9-12	4701 North Highway 11	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4490	1,118	66	16.9		857 (76.7%)	15 (1.3%)	209 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	59.7	79^th of 235 public high schools	66.4%		63.7	66^th of 235 public high schools	71.9%	13															70.8	68.1	73.2	87.0	$13,969	$557	$388	$945	$10,522	$2,501	$13,023
Hamilton Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	445 Oconee Business Parkway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4425	0	26	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walhalla Middle	Public	6-8	151 Razorback Lane	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4485	857	60	14.3		651 (76.0%)	15 (1.8%)	175 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	63.3	104^th of 320 public middle schools	67.5%		65.5	97^th of 325 public middle schools	70.2%	7				56.0	62.8	56.3				41.8	42.8	42.3		48.7	100.0				$12,960	$217	$378	$595	$10,533	$1,832	$12,365
West-Oak High	Public	9-12	130 Warrior Lane	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4530	735	50	14.8		627 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	66 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	49.7	109^th of 235 public high schools	53.6%		47.5	114^th of 235 public high schools	51.5%	5															80.4	63.4	66.9	80.0	$15,675	$1,167	$458	$1,624	$11,212	$2,838	$14,051
Seneca Middle	Public	6-8	15440 Wells Hwy	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4455	829	56	14.8		449 (54.2%)	208 (25.1%)	105 (12.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.2%)	46.9	154^th of 320 public middle schools	51.9%		53.4	137^th of 325 public middle schools	57.8%	17				52.7	59.6	50.6				30.5	35.6	23.0		46.6	89.6				$13,149	$303	$264	$567	$10,471	$2,111	$12,582
West Oak Middle	Public	6-8	501 Westminster Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4525	656	51	12.9		559 (85.2%)	33 (5.0%)	42 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	47.1	152^nd of 320 public middle schools	52.5%		37	196^th of 325 public middle schools	39.7%	44				56.5	54.8	51.7				37.9	23.0	26.2		49.0	95.6				$14,432	$224	$377	$601	$11,598	$2,233	$13,831
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	995 South Oak Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4550	579	52	11.1		260 (44.9%)	123 (21.2%)	103 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (14.7%)	34.4	421^st of 640 public elementary schools	34.2%		35.2	411^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.6%	10	57.0	47.1	50.6				47.7	42.5	38.2				44.8						$16,602	$2,670	$344	$3,014	$11,452	$2,136	$13,588

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Anderson 05	17.01 mi	19	24^th
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Anderson 03	21.65 mi	5	6^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.

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