Laurens School District 55
Laurens School District 55 is located in northwest South Carolina. Laurens School District 55 has 349.09 square miles of land area and 4.21 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Laurens School District 55 population is 36,736. Laurens School District 55 median household income is $37,565 in 2010-2014. Laurens School District 55 median house value is $84,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Laurens School District 55 is close to the state average in quality.
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Laurens School District 55 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
1029 West Main St
Laurens SC, 29360, Laurens County
Phone: 864-984-3568
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 6,063 | 5,881 | 5,941 | 5,908 | 6,017 | 6,007 | 6,069 |
English Language Learner Students: | 446 | 429 | 425 | 376 | 377 | 323 | 142 |
Total Teachers: | 357.60 | 345.40 | 330.70 | 329.30 | 350.50 | 363.20 | 353.70 |
Prekindergarten: | 14.10 | 13.90 | 12.70 | 13.00 | 13.80 | 16.10 | 17.20 |
Kindergarten: | 18.90 | 18.10 | 16.30 | 17.00 | 20.20 | 20.90 | 19.80 |
Elementary: | 229.80 | 220.80 | 210.40 | 209.00 | 223.60 | 232.80 | 89.00 |
Secondary: | 94.80 | 92.60 | 91.30 | 90.30 | 92.90 | 93.40 | 227.70 |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total Other Staff: | 282.80 | 278.40 | 266.40 | 258.90 | 260.10 | 270.30 | 260.80 |
Instructional Aides: | 141.70 | 132.70 | 118.90 | 120.30 | 118.70 | 119.00 | 114.00 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 15.60 | 15.60 | 17.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 4.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 11.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.80 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 11.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
District Administrators: | 5.50 | 6.00 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 7.90 | 8.00 | 10.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 23.70 | 25.00 | 24.90 | 26.00 | 21.00 | 20.00 | 19.00 |
School Administrators: | 19.90 | 20.00 | 20.70 | 21.70 | 22.20 | 23.50 | 22.50 |
School Administrative Support: | 28.00 | 31.10 | 28.80 | 31.20 | 35.50 | 44.00 | 43.00 |
Student Support Services: | 18.40 | 19.00 | 19.80 | 19.00 | 19.80 | 20.80 | 17.80 |
Other Support Services: | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.95 | 17.03 | 17.96 | 17.94 | 17.17 | 16.54 | 17.16 |
Schools
E. B. Morse Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 200 Parkview Dr, Laurens SC 29360 | |
Ford Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 601 Lucas Ave, Laurens SC 29360 | |
Gray Court Owings Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 9210 Hwy 14, Gray Court SC 29645 | |
Gray Court Owings Middle | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 9210 Hwy 14, Gray Court SC 29645 | |
Gray Court-Owing Elementary/Middle | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 9210 Hwy 14, Gray Court SC 29645 | |
Hickory Tavern Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 163 Neely Ferry Rd, Gray Court SC 29645 | |
Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 163 Neely Ferry Rd, Gray Court SC 29645 | |
Hickory Tavern Middle | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 163 Neely Ferry Rd, Gray Court SC 29645 | |
Laurens District 55 High | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 5058 Hwy 76 West, Laurens SC 29360 | |
Laurens Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 301 Henry St, Laurens SC 29360 | |
Laurens Middle | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 1035 West Main St, Laurens SC 29360 | |
Sanders Middle | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 609 Green St, Laurens SC 29360 | |
Waterloo Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 10457 Hwy 221 South, Waterloo SC 29384 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
HSAP Test | |||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 53.1% |
PASS Test | |||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 74.7% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 70.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71.9% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 71.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 70.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 73.2% |
2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 68.8% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 71.5% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 71.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 74.8% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 71.5% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 68.3% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58.8% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 62.7% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.8% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% |
2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 60% |
2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 58.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 53.9% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 57.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 62% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.5% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69.7% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 73.3% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.7% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 72.7% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 67.8% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 69.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 67.5% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67.5% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 65.3% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 69.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 70.2% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 56.8% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 58.9% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 60% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 60.1% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 62.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 67.7% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 70.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 71% |
2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 60.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 66.5% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 67.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 65.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 68.7% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71.4% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 71.3% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 74.1% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.7% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $55,598,000 | $9,358 | $54,709,000 | $9,260 | $54,263,000 | $9,018 | |||
Federal: | $7,192,000 | $1,211 | 12.9% | $9,078,000 | $1,537 | 16.6% | $10,189,000 | $1,693 | 18.8% |
State: | $30,002,000 | $5,050 | 54.0% | $27,964,000 | $4,733 | 51.1% | $29,111,000 | $4,838 | 53.6% |
Local: | $18,404,000 | $3,098 | 33.1% | $17,667,000 | $2,990 | 32.3% | $14,963,000 | $2,487 | 27.6% |
Total Expenditures: | $53,888,000 | $9,071 | $51,413,000 | $8,702 | $56,599,000 | $9,407 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $49,041,000 | $8,255 | $48,510,000 | $8,211 | $49,649,000 | $8,251 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $27,204,000 | $4,579 | 55.5% | $26,247,000 | $4,443 | 54.1% | $27,896,000 | $4,636 | 56.2% |
Student and Staff Support: | $7,436,433 | $1,252 | 15.2% | $7,181,000 | $1,215 | 14.8% | $7,297,000 | $1,213 | 14.7% |
Administration: | $5,087,000 | $856 | 10.4% | $4,943,000 | $837 | 10.2% | $5,135,000 | $853 | 10.3% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $9,313,567 | $1,568 | 19.0% | $10,139,000 | $1,716 | 20.9% | $9,321,000 | $1,549 | 18.8% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $2,539,000 | $427 | $527,000 | $89 | $4,326,000 | $719 | |||
Construction: | $1,351,000 | $227 | $50,000 | $8 | $4,056,000 | $674 | |||
Total Other: | $209,000 | $35 | $225,000 | $38 | $184,000 | $31 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $2,087,000 | $351 | $2,151,000 | $364 | $2,440,000 | $406 | |||
Total Salary: | $29,335,000 | $4,938 | $29,149,000 | $4,934 | $30,301,000 | $5,036 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $19,213,000 | $3,234 | 65.5% | $18,770,000 | $3,177 | 64.4% | $19,670,000 | $3,269 | 64.9% |
Other Salary: | $10,122,000 | $1,704 | 34.5% | $10,379,000 | $1,757 | 35.6% | $10,631,000 | $1,767 | 35.1% |
Total Benefit: | $9,726,000 | $1,637 | $9,352,000 | $1,583 | $10,046,000 | $1,670 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $6,354,000 | $1,070 | 65.3% | $6,067,000 | $1,027 | 64.9% | $6,559,000 | $1,090 | 65.3% |
Other Benefit: | $3,372,000 | $568 | 34.7% | $3,285,000 | $556 | 35.1% | $3,487,000 | $580 | 34.7% |
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.2% |
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience: | 18.2% |
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience: | 23.5% |
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience: | 20.3% |
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More: | 6.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,282.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,152.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience: | $36,446.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience: | $44,444.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience: | $50,647.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More: | $50,793.0 |
* Laurens School District 55 was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.