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Lexington, SC
Public School Ratings




Lexington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lexington 01 School District details

Lexington 01 School District
100 Tarrar Springs Road
Lexington, SC 29072

27,105 Students enrolled in District

31 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Lexington 01 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.8% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
46%
58%
52%
43%
39%
50%
46%
58%
52%
43%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Beechwood Middle School
1340 Highway 378
Lexington, SC, 29072
06-08
Carolina Springs Elementary School
6340 Platt Springs Road
Lexington, SC, 29073
PK-05
Carolina Springs Middle School
6180 Platt Springs Road
Lexington, SC, 29073
06-08
Centerville Elementary School
4147 Augusta Highway
Gilbert, SC, 29054
PK-05
Deerfield Elementary School
638 Longs Pond Road
Lexington, SC, 29073
PK-05
Forts Pond Elementary School
7350 Fish Hatchery Road
Pelion, SC, 29123
PK-05
Gilbert Elementary School
320 Main Street
Gilbert, SC, 29054
PK-05
Gilbert High School
840 Main Street
Gilbert, SC, 29054
09-12
Gilbert Middle School
120 Rikard Circle
Gilbert, SC, 29054
06-08
Lake Murray Elementary School
205 Wise Ferry Road
Lexington, SC, 29072
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.1% 50.3%
Black 14.4% 33.1%
Hispanic 12.3% 14.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.8% 2.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.6% 69.6%
Free lunch eligible 42.2% 67.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,826 $212,122,000 45.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,147 $31,081,363 6.7%
Staff $774 $20,987,000 4.5%
General Administration $34 $932,000 0.2%
School Administration $657 $17,814,000 3.9%
Operation $1,121 $30,397,000 6.6%
Transportation $460 $12,457,637 2.7%
Other $782 $21,187,000 4.6%
Total Support $4,975 $134,856,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,247 $115,121,000 24.9%
Total Expenditures $17,048 $462,099,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,367 $5,848,387,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $995 $789,839,477 6.3%
Staff $764 $606,664,000 4.8%
General Administration $111 $87,785,000 0.7%
School Administration $820 $650,716,000 5.2%
Operation $1,215 $964,420,000 7.7%
Transportation $438 $347,940,523 2.8%
Other $587 $466,129,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,930 $3,913,494,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,491 $2,771,207,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $15,788 $12,533,088,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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