Barnwell School District

770 Hagood Avenue
Barnwell, SC 29812
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public preschools serving 1,325 students in Barnwell School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in South Carolina.
Public Preschools in Barnwell School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the South Carolina public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public preschool average of 55% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
10 Schools
578 Schools
# Students
3,123 Students
303,996 Students
# Teachers
245 Teachers
22,734 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Barnwell School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 74 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (SC)
#45 out of 74 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
36%
43%
41%
52%
40%
50%
82%
84%

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