Regular local school district · Dorchester County
Dorchester 02 School District, SC: schools, enrollment and spending
Dorchester 02 School District runs 25 public schools with 25,928 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is about the same as the South Carolina figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Dorchester 02".
At a glance
- Schools
- 25
- Students
- 25,928
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,719
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- SC: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 815 South Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483
- Phone
- (843)873-2901
- County
- Dorchester County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4502010
- State district ID
- SC-1802
- Total staff (FTE)
- 3,830
- School counselors (FTE)
- 82.0About 316 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 109.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.1
South Carolina14.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (24,684), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $322.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $33.6 million
- State revenue
- $175.4 million
- Local revenue
- $113.1 million
- Total spending
- $301.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,199
- Salaries
- $146.4 million48.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $304.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.4%
- State: 54.4%
- Local: 35.1%
South Carolina overall
- Federal: 11.3%
- State: 48.0%
- Local: 40.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,199
South Carolina$15,302
United States$16,826
Schools in Dorchester 02 School District
By level: 3 high, 7 middle, 15 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alston Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 732 | 13.3 |
| Alston-Bailey Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 646 | 12.9 |
| Ashley Ridge High | High | 9 to 12 | 2,599 | 18.7 |
| Beech Hill Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,079 | 15.2 |
| Charles B. DuBose Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 947 | 14.8 |
| Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 791 | 14.9 |
| Eagle Nest Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 653 | 14.5 |
| East Edisto Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,031 | 17.5 |
| Flowertown Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 783 | 13.1 |
| Fort Dorchester Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 801 | 14.1 |
| Fort Dorchester High | High | 9 to 12 | 2,344 | 17.5 |
| Gregg Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 810 | 14.0 |
| James H. Spann Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 577 | 12.5 |
| Joseph R. Pye Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 775 | 14.1 |
| Knightsville Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 833 | 13.4 |
| Newington Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 862 | 14.6 |
| Oakbrook Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 649 | 15.1 |
| Oakbrook Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 861 | 14.1 |
| River Oaks Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 728 | 13.2 |
| Rollings Middle School of the Arts | Middle | 6 to 8 | 797 | 16.3 |
| Sand Hill Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,169 | 16.0 |
| Summerville Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 548 | 13.0 |
| Summerville High | High | 9 to 12 | 3,361 | 19.1 |
| William M. Reeves Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 930 | 16.3 |
| Windsor Hill Arts Infused ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 622 | 11.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Dorchester County
- Dorchester 04 School District 2,110 students
- Dorchester 80 0 students
More in South Carolina
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.