Orangeburg County
One in Four Students With Disabilities Won't Graduate on Time in South Carolina
Students with disabilities in South Carolina graduate at 61.6%. The state average is 86.7%. The gap between them (25.1 percentage points) is the second widest in the state's data, behind only youth in...
South Carolina's Boys Are Catching Up, But the Gender Gap in Graduation Remains Nearly 7 Points
South Carolina's gender gap in graduation rates peaked at 12.2 percentage points in 2019. Male students graduated at 75.3%, female students at 87.4%, a chasm that was more than double the national ave...
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,...