Education data is available from the South Carolina Department of Education (www.myscschools.com), the U.S. Department of Education (www.ed.gov/index.jhtml) and other sources. Santee-Lynches collects much of this data and provides it in a useful form to local governments.
Reports
Limited study on potential wages for graduates of the
region’s high school technical / career centers (March 2006)
Regional Rural education and employment opportunities (Feb. 2006)
Region’s economic growth linked to its number of
college educated 25 year olds and older population (Jan. 2006)
Region’s high school non-completion rate places
its economic growth at risk (Dec. 2003)
One quarter of region’s adults have not completed high school (Nov. 2002)
2006 SAT report for Santee-Lynches Region
2000 Census Education Attainment Figures
(Persons 25 and older)
Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties,
Santee-Lynches Region, and State
| CLARENDON COUNTY |
| Population 25 years old and older |
20,698 |
| Less than 9th grade |
2,703 |
| 9th to 12 grade, no diploma |
4,475 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
7,142 |
| Some college, no degree |
2,999 |
| Associate degree |
1,023 |
| Bachelor's degree |
1,593 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
763 |
| |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
65.3% |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
11.4% |
| KERSHAW COUNTY |
| Population 25 years old and older |
34,863 |
| Less than 9th grade |
2,771 |
| 9th to 12 grade, no diploma |
5,797 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
12,370 |
| Some college, no degree |
6,263 |
| Associate degree |
1,994 |
| Bachelor's degree |
3,960 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
1,708 |
| |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
75.4% |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
16.3% |
| LEE COUNTY |
| Population 25 years old and older |
12,918 |
| Less than 9th grade |
1,845 |
| 9th to 12 grade, no diploma |
3,142 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
4,540 |
| Some college, no degree |
1,712 |
| Associate degree |
495 |
| Bachelor's degree |
845 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
339 |
| |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
61.4% |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
9.2% |
| SUMTER COUNTY |
| Population 25 years old and older |
64,144 |
| Less than 9th grade |
6,137 |
| 9th to 12 grade, no diploma |
10,364 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
19,004 |
| Some college, no degree |
13,897 |
| Associate degree |
4,595 |
| Bachelor's degree |
6,858 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
3,289 |
| |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
74.3% |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
15.8% |
| SANTEE-LYNCHES REGION |
| Population 25 years old and older |
132,623 |
| Less than 9th grade |
13,456 |
| 9th to 12 grade, no diploma |
23,778 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
43,056 |
| Some college, no degree |
24,871 |
| Associate degree |
8,107 |
| Bachelor's degree |
13,256 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
6,099 |
| |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
71.9% |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
14.5% |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
| Population 25 years old and older |
2,533,112 |
| Less than 9th grade |
179,278 |
| 9th to 12 grade, no diploma |
360,567 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
759,995 |
| Some college, no degree |
480,866 |
| Associate degree |
173,368 |
| Bachelor's degree |
395,239 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
183,799 |
| |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
78.7% |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
22.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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