Regular local school district · Florence County
Florence 03 School District, SC: schools, enrollment and spending
Florence 03 School District runs 8 public schools with 2,767 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.0 students per teacher is about the same as the South Carolina figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Florence 03".
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 2,767
- Teachers (FTE)
- 197
- Students per teacher
- 14.0
- SC: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 125 South Blanding Street, Lake City, SC 29560
- Phone
- (843)374-8652
- County
- Florence County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4502190
- State district ID
- SC-2103
- Total staff (FTE)
- 495
- School counselors (FTE)
- 11.0About 252 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 18.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.0
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 (3,263), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $47.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $10.2 million
- State revenue
- $26.7 million
- Local revenue
- $10.7 million
- Total spending
- $45.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,789
- Salaries
- $21.9 million48.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 21.5%
- State: 56.1%
- Local: 22.4%
South Carolina overall
- Federal: 11.3%
- State: 48.0%
- Local: 40.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,789
South Carolina$15,302
United States$16,826
Schools in Florence 03 School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| J. C. Lynch ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 353 | 13.1 |
| J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science MagnetCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 385 | 13.8 |
| Lake City Early Childhood CenterCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 357 | 15.5 |
| Lake City HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 492 | 14.1 |
| Main Street ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 6 | 318 | 19.9 |
| Olanta ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 198 | 11.6 |
| Ronald E. McNair Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 275 | 16.2 |
| Scranton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 389 | 13.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Florence County
- Florence 01 School District 15,861 students
- Florence 05 School District 1,143 students
- Florence 02 School District 1,114 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.