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South Carolina state Education Profile

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 South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
Total population4,012,012 281,421,906
Male1,948,929138,053,563
Female2,063,083143,368,343
Median age (years)35.435.3
Total households1,533,854105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)37,08241,994

South Carolina state Education

South Carolina has the best schools that you could have your kids on. There are 68,727 preschoolers, sixty-two thousand, eight hundred and sixty-seven children go to kindergarten, 474,360 students are in elementary school. High school graduates in South Carolina account for eight point three one percent of students, college graduates make up 19.27% of all students.

More than 13.54% graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and over 173,428 people graduated with an Associate degree. The teachers in South Carolina schools are great, they have a high qualified academic level and treat children with respect and discipline.

 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,053,152  76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool68,727 6.53%6.47%
Kindergarten62,867 5.97%5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)474,360 45.04%43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)230,359 21.87%21.38%
College or graduate school216,839 20.59%22.81%
 
 South Carolina %, South Carolina United States
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over2,596,010  182,211,639
Less than 9th grade215,776 8.31%7.55%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma398,503 15.35%12.05%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)778,054 29.97%28.63%
Some college, no degree500,194 19.27%21.05%
Associate degree173,428 6.68%6.32%
Bachelor's degree351,526 13.54%15.54%
Graduate or professional degree178,529 6.88%8.86%
 
Percent high school graduate or higher76.3  80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher20.4  24.4
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.