Orangeburg County
South Carolina's Special-Education Graduation Rate Rose 9.5 Points
Correction: An earlier version misstated the 2022 gap, undercounted the number of larger district cohorts below 55%, incorrectly said the special-education rate improved more slowly than the all-stude...
South Carolina's Boys Are Catching Up, But the Gender Gap in Graduation Remains Nearly 7 Points
Correction (August 1, 2026): An earlier version of this article said the male graduation rate spent three consecutive years below 76%. It spent two, in 2018 and 2019. That version also dated the peak ...
The Corridor of Shame's Attendance Crisis: 30-40% Chronic Absenteeism in Rural I-95 Districts
The districts that line Interstate 95 as it cuts through South Carolina's rural interior carry a name that was given to them two decades ago and has proven impossible to shake. The "Corridor of Shame,...