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School district · South Carolina · LEAID 4501860

Darlington 01

Darlington 01 sits in the highest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,804 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Darlington 01 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$75,804
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,751
Per-pupil spending
9,042
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in SC
$75,804

Darlington 01 sits in the highest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,804 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $75,804, above the national average of $70,245, serving 9,042 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Darlington 01 sits in the highest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,804 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 94th percentile for South Carolina
  • 69th percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • South Carolina ranks #27 of 49 on the salary estimate and #23 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Darlington 01 ranks #4 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil
  • +52.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs South Carolina median

Among 69 South Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Darlington 01's instructional payroll puts 78.5% into regular program , 3.8 points above the state median of 74.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median South Carolina district.

Program Darlington 01 SC median Gap
Regular program 78.5% 74.8% +3.8 pp
Special education 14.8% 15.4% -0.5 pp
Vocational programs 2.4% 3.6% -1.2 pp
Other programs 4.3% 5.6% -1.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 69 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4501860 · FY2023.

LEAID 4501860 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Darlington 01 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +17% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P69 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 9,042 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Beaufort FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $75,804 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in South Carolina · P69 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Beaufort (+$1,585est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Darlington 01

Salary neighbourhood · Darlington 01

Darlington 01 already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Darlington 01

Darlington 01's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$75,804 Top 31% higher than 69% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Darlington 01 $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Darlington 01 in South Carolina's upper-third pay band

Same 69 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Darlington 01 ranks #4 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Darlington 01 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lexington 03 leads spending at $32,520 per pupil; McCormick 01 leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Darlington 01

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +52.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Carolina's statewide +21.3% by 31.4 points, a growth rate faster than 99% of the 67 South Carolina districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 9,970 to 9,042 students (9.3% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$75,804.202

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

South Carolina price level
93.5 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$81,094

+7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in South Carolina run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how South Carolina compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Darlington 01

What the Numbers Say About Darlington 01

Darlington 01 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Carolina, serving 9,042 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,751. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,804, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4501860 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the South Carolina statewide average of $64,775, teacher pay in Darlington 01 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 17.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Carolina, it pays more than 94% of them. South Carolina itself ranks #27 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Darlington 01 reports $169.5M in total expenditure against $186.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $43.1M, special-education teacher pay is $8.1M.

How does Darlington 01 compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the South Carolina average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Darlington 01 $75,804
Greenville 01 $66,760
South Carolina avg $64,775
National avg $70,245

Darlington 01 pays +13.5% more than Greenville 01 · per-pupil $18,751 vs $13,774

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable South Carolina districts

On pay, Darlington 01 sits closest to Beaufort 01; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Abbeville 60. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Beaufort 01
  2. Spartanburg 06
  3. Richland 01
  4. Colleton 01
  5. Anderson 04
  6. Orangeburg
  7. Richland 02
  8. Fairfield 01
  9. Cherokee 01
  10. Williamsburg 01
  11. York 02
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Abbeville 60
  2. Marlboro 01
  3. Georgetown 01
  4. Lexington 02
  5. Dillon 04
  6. Oconee 01
  7. Richland 02
  8. Edgefield 01
  9. Hampton
  10. Spartanburg 03
  11. Laurens 56

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Darlington 01's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Darlington 01: closest on enrollment (9,042 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,804 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$186.1M
Total Revenue
$169.5M
Total Expenditure
$55.6M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$43.1M
Regular Program
$8.1M
Special Education
$1.3M
Vocational
$2.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Darlington 01: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 99% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 1% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

South Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized South Carolina districts belongs to McCormick 01 at $83,878. Darlington 01 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 4 of 69, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Wisconsin and Michigan are the states closest to South Carolina on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all South Carolina districts →

Other South Carolina Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this South Carolina sample (including Darlington 01). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Spartanburg 06
$72,405
11,687 students
Spartanburg 02
$50,813
11,740 students
Newberry 01
$59,239
5,806 students
Anderson 05
$63,744
12,560 students
Spartanburg 01
$61,520
5,458 students
Laurens 55
$63,814
5,344 students

This is a sample of 6 from 68 South Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Darlington 01
What is the average teacher salary in Darlington 01?

The average teacher salary in Darlington 01 is $75,804 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Darlington 01 teacher pay compare to the South Carolina average?

Darlington 01 pays 17.0% more than the South Carolina state average of $64,775. The district's average is $75,804.

How does Darlington 01 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Darlington 01 pays 7.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,804.

What is the per-pupil spending in Darlington 01?

Darlington 01 spends approximately $18,751 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Darlington 01's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Darlington 01's total expenditure of $169.5M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Darlington 01's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.