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Only Clover and Rock Hill Improved Chronic Absenteeism Every Year in the Available Panel
Correction: An earlier draft overstated what the available data could explain. This version limits the story to verified attendance patterns and moves the article package to its July 21 publication pa...
SC's Coastal Growth Engine Just Stalled
For four straight years, South Carolina's three largest coastal districts grew in lockstep. Berkeley added students as housing developments spread through the I-26 corridor. Horry rode the Myrtle Beac...
Fort Mill's 8.5% Chronic Rate Shows What's Possible in South Carolina
In a state where nearly one in four students misses a month of school, Fort Mill School District has maintained a chronic absenteeism rate that most South Carolina districts can only envy. At 8.5% in ...
South Carolina's English Learner Population Surged 39% in Seven Years
Seven years ago, roughly one in 14 South Carolina public school students was classified as Limited English Proficient. By 2024-25, the ratio had crossed one in 10. The state added 22,137 students to t...
Nearly Half of SC Districts Hit Record Lows
Richland 01 enrolled 21,468 students in 2025-26. That is fewer than any year since at least 2014-15, a loss of 3,088 from its 12-year peak. It is not alone. Thirty-four of South Carolina's 81 school d...