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Colleton 01 School District

500 Forest Circle
Walterboro, SC 29488
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,070 students in Colleton 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle School in Colleton 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
9 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
4,777 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
321 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Colleton 01 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 76% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (SC)
#68 out of 74 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
19%
43%
32%
52%
33%
50%
76%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.63
0.66
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
8%
13%
% Black
48%
31%
% White
37%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,437 is higher than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,831 is higher than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
This School District
This State (SC)
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$71 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,437
$15,220
Spending / Student
$14,831
$14,817

Best Colleton 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Colleton County Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive
Walterboro, SC 29488
(843) 782-0040
Gr: 6-8 | 1,070 student Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 64%

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • District size: 9 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 4,777 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 63%
  • : 76% (Btm 50% in SC)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 19% (Btm 50%)
  • : 32% (Btm 50%)
  • : 33% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), SC Dept. of Education

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