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J. L. Cain Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
607 First Street
Darlington, SC 29532
Phone
(843) 398-6220
District
Darlington 01
County
DARLINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
569
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.1% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

J. L. Cain Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
53%
38%
53%
39%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
25%
52%
25%
57%
24%
47%
25%
52%
25%
57%
24%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
50%
40%
55%
27%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 51 9.0%
Kindergarten 73 12.8%
Grade 1 79 13.9%
Grade 2 109 19.2%
Grade 3 82 14.4%
Grade 4 73 12.8%
Grade 5 102 17.9%
Total 569 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 19.2% 38.2% 50.8%
Black 75.2% 55.9% 33.4%
Hispanic 5.6% 5.4% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,754 5,373,555
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 111.9 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 18.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,074 2,070,390
Single Parent Households With Children 11.1% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.5% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.7% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.5% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.0% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 12.6% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,944 $79,261,000 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,212 $10,738,153 6.7%
Staff $899 $7,969,000 5.0%
General Administration $149 $1,323,000 0.8%
School Administration $942 $8,345,000 5.2%
Operation $1,650 $14,626,000 9.1%
Transportation $535 $4,737,847 2.9%
Other $1,367 $12,111,000 7.5%
Total Support $6,754 $59,850,000 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,429 $21,528,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $18,127 $160,639,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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