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Sterling School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
99 John Mc Carroll Way
Greenville, SC 29607
Phone
(864) 355-4480
District
Greenville 01
County
GREENVILLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
690
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.8% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Sterling School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
53%
87%
53%
92%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
88%
52%
88%
57%
87%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
50%
85%
55%
78%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
45%
100%
53%
100%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
99%
40%
100%
50%
98%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
100%
42%
100%
53%
100%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 36 5.2%
Kindergarten 30 4.3%
Grade 1 36 5.2%
Grade 2 38 5.5%
Grade 3 118 17.1%
Grade 4 124 18.0%
Grade 5 96 13.9%
Grade 6 80 11.6%
Grade 7 68 9.9%
Grade 8 64 9.3%
Total 690 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.1% 52.8% 50.8%
Black 26.5% 23.4% 33.4%
Hispanic 4.9% 20.7% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.3% 2.5% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.4% 65.7% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 38.3% 61.1% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 4.6% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 547,909 5,373,555
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 685.5 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 16.1% 18.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 217,488 2,070,390
Single Parent Households With Children 9.0% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.7% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.6% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $483,428,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $798 $62,237,395 6.3%
Staff $604 $47,133,000 4.8%
General Administration $39 $3,062,000 0.3%
School Administration $720 $56,122,000 5.7%
Operation $935 $72,893,000 7.4%
Transportation $401 $31,230,605 3.2%
Other $347 $27,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,844 $299,737,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,576 $200,835,000 20.4%
Total Expenditures $12,619 $984,000,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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