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Dorchester School District 2

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Dorchester School District 2 is located in southeast South Carolina. Dorchester School District 2 has 232.75 square miles of land area and 1.56 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dorchester School District 2 population is 126,476. Dorchester School District 2 median household income is $57,269 in 2010-2014. Dorchester School District 2 median house value is $173,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Dorchester School District 2 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (8 out of 79, top 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (7 out of 79, top 9%)* Rank: #16
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	21
Population	126,476 (2010-2014), rank #9
Population Growth	19.35% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	539.78/sq mi, rank #9
Median Household Income:	$57,269 at 2010-2014—1.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #7
Median House Price:	$173,200 at 2010-2014—0.35% increase since 2005-2009, rank #7
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	232.75 sq mi, rank #46
Water Area:	1.56 sq mi (0.67%), rank #58
State:	South Carolina
County:	Dorchester County
City:	North Charleston, Summerville, Ladson, Ravenel, Ridgeville, Adams Run
Zip:	29418, 29420, 29485, 29456, 29470, 29472, 29426, 29414, 29483
Area:	Charleston-North Charleston, SC

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Dorchester School District 2 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

102 Greenwave Blvd

Summerville SC, 29483, Dorchester County

Phone: 843-873-2901

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	24,334	23,741	23,346	22,762	22,388	21,812	21,201
English Language Learner Students:	721	661	646	623	598	469	183
Total Teachers:	1,442.00	1,445.20	1,355.10	1,262.90	1,279.80	1,346.00	1,249.20
Prekindergarten:	13.00	13.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	12.00	11.00
Kindergarten:	74.00	72.00	68.00	63.00	64.00	70.00	64.00
Elementary:	943.80	945.60	902.30	864.00	867.60	902.60	299.50
Secondary:	411.20	414.60	372.80	324.90	338.20	361.40	874.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	584.40	583.30	529.70	452.60	468.00	336.60	266.60
Instructional Aides:	207.80	209.40	180.80	186.80	179.00	71.00	22.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	75.00	79.90	57.40	11.60	10.00	9.00	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	56.00	55.00	52.50	37.70	52.50	56.50	53.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	35.00	35.00	35.00	27.00	37.00	39.00	15.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	21.00	20.00	17.50	10.70	15.50	17.50	38.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	23.00	22.00	24.00	22.00	21.00	22.00	22.00
Library/Media Support:	23.00	22.00	20.00	19.00	18.00	6.00	1.00
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00	4.90	7.00	6.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	13.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	11.50	8.00	7.00
School Administrators:	75.00	71.90	73.00	64.10	73.00	68.50	69.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Student Support Services:	105.60	107.10	106.00	97.50	96.00	89.60	79.60
Other Support Services:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.88	16.43	17.23	18.02	17.49	16.21	16.97

Schools

Alston Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	500 Bryan St, Summerville SC 29483
Ashley Ridge High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	9800 Delemar Hwy, Summerville SC 29485
Beech Hill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1001 Beech Hill Rd, Summerville SC 29485
Charles B. Dubose Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1005 Dubose School Rd, Summerville SC 29483
Eagle Nest Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8640 River Oaks Dr, North Charleston SC 29420
Flowertown Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	20 King Charles Circle, Summerville SC 29485
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5201 Old Glory Ln, Summerville SC 29485
Fort Dorchester High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8500 Patriot Blvd, North Charleston SC 29420
Gregg Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	500 Green Wave Blvd, Summerville SC 29483
James H. Spann Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	901 John Mckissick Way, Summerville SC 29483
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	9701 Patriot Blvd, Ladson SC 29456
Knightsville Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	847 Orangeburg Rd, Summerville SC 29483
Newington Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	10 King Charles Circle, Summerville SC 29485
Oakbrook Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	306 Old Fort Dr, Ladson SC 29456
Oakbrook Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	286 Old Fort Rd, Ladson SC 29456
River Oaks Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	8642 River Oaks Dr, North Charleston SC 29420
Rollings Middle School Of The Arts	Grade 6 to Grade 8	815 South Main St, Summerville SC 29483
Summerville Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	835 South Main St, Summerville SC 29483
Summerville High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1101 Boone Hill Rd, Summerville SC 29483
William M. Reeves Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1003 Dubose School Rd, Summerville SC 29483
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8600 William Moultrie Dr, North Charleston SC 29420

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSAP Test
2005	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	91.7%	86.2%
2006	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	89.6%	84.9%
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	91.1%	88.1%
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	90.6%	87.7%
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	88.8%	84.9%
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	61.7%	54.3%
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	70.3%	60.6%
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	70.8%	57.4%
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	68%	61.4%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	76.4%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	87.9%	80.2%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	84.7%	79.6%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	84.6%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	80.2%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	54.7%	50.9%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59.1%	51.8%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	63.2%	54.2%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59.9%	53.1%
PASS Test
2003	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	81.8%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	85.8%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	93.8%	87.1%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92.6%	86.4%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	85.8%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	91.8%	86.7%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	78%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89.4%	80.7%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	80%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	80.3%
2013	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88.4%	82.8%
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.4%	82.3%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	82.7%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.6%	83.4%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.9%	80.9%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.5%	78.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	77.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	67%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	70%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	70.4%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.8%	72.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.6%	69.7%
2003	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	69.6%	56.2%
2004	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	73.1%	60%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	64.4%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	74.7%	62.7%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	64.5%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	71.1%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	61.5%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	55.7%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71.8%	60.8%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	60.7%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	67.8%
2003	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	61%
2004	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	72.1%
2005	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	79.4%
2006	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	79.4%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	84.7%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	91.8%	83.8%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	74.4%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	73.2%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	76.6%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	74.6%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	84.8%	79.7%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	77.9%	68.9%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	71%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	70.3%
2003	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	76.4%
2004	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	80.7%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	79.6%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	81.8%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	82.7%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	80.8%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	75.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	76.5%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	78%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	78.2%
2013	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	78.9%
2003	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88%	81.1%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	80.3%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	78.6%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	78.4%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	78.1%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	79%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	76.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.6%	76.7%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.8%	79.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	78.4%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	79.8%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	69.2%	57.1%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	62.3%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	61.8%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	62.8%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	63.8%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	68.9%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	72.2%	68.7%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	69.2%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.7%	70.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	73.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	73.2%
2003	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	64.7%
2004	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	71%
2005	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	77.2%
2006	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	72.4%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	73.7%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	83.6%	76.4%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	87%	79.8%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	81%	76.1%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	84.2%	77%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	80.9%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	81.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	70.1%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	72.2%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	74.3%
2003	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	68.2%
2004	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	76.6%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	76.8%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	79.8%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	77.2%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	77.6%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	80%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.4%	78.1%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	78.3%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	76.5%
2013	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	81.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	74.6%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	76.2%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	77.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	77.7%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	77.9%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	71.3%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	75.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	76.1%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	76.2%
2003	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	58.2%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	60.3%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	56.7%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	59.5%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	60.6%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67.8%	61.4%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	68.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68.7%	66%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	65%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	71.7%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	73%
2003	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	60.4%
2004	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	63.5%
2005	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	63.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	62.4%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	63.8%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72%	66.3%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	70%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	66.1%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	70.4%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	69.9%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	71.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	73.2%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	74.5%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.2%	77.7%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	73.6%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.6%	74.5%
2003	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	65.7%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	63.5%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	69.1%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	75.4%	70.9%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	74.8%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79.2%	72.2%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	70.3%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78.5%	69.7%
2013	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84%	74.3%
2003	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.5%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.7%	77.2%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	78.7%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	78.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	77.2%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	75.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.2%	70.3%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.4%	70.3%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	72.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.4%	73.6%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	71.3%
2003	Science	6th Grade	% met std	63.9%	58.4%
2004	Science	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	54.2%
2005	Science	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	56.2%
2006	Science	6th Grade	% met std	59.3%	51.9%
2007	Science	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	59.5%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	66.1%	56.5%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	70%	63.9%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	67.7%	60.9%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	64.9%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.2%
2013	Science	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	68.3%
2003	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	64.4%	59.6%
2004	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	74.8%	64.7%
2005	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	64.9%
2006	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	67.7%
2007	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	83.9%	77.1%
2008	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	87.2%	77.8%
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	79.6%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	83.9%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	85.9%	77.6%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	87.1%	77.8%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	88.5%	78%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.4%	70.3%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	71.9%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	74.7%
2003	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	70.2%
2004	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71.9%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	71.5%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	70.1%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	69.8%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	73%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	68.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	69.1%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73.7%	68.4%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	71.4%
2013	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	73.2%
2003	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	68.8%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	71.5%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	71.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	74.8%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	76.8%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	77.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	69.5%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	67%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	69.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	71.5%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.4%	68.3%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	58.8%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	62.7%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	61.7%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66.2%	57%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	64.8%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	69.8%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	71.2%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	79.7%	73.3%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78%	71.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.1%	74.7%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.5%
2003	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	58.8%
2004	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	60%
2005	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	66.3%	58.7%
2006	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	62.3%	53.9%
2007	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	57.3%
2008	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	56.4%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	60.3%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	62%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	63.5%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	68.8%
2013	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	68.3%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	70.1%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	69.7%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	85%	76.5%
2003	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	66.8%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	73.3%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	74.7%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	72.7%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	71.3%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77.5%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	67.5%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	63.7%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75.7%	67.8%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	69.8%
2013	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	67.5%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	67.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	67.5%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.6%	65.3%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	69.7%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	62.6%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	63.4%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.5%	69.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	68.6%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	70.2%
2003	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.1%	56.8%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	58.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	60%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	60.1%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	63.7%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	63.4%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	62.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	67.7%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	70.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	75.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.3%	71%
2003	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	60.8%
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	64.7%
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	66.5%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76.6%	67.4%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	65.9%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	68.7%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	69.6%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	81.4%	68.8%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	71.9%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	84.5%	71.4%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	71.3%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	68.1%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	71.9%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78%	67.8%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.6%	74.1%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	75.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$208,414,000	$8,927		$193,993,000	$8,523		$195,317,000	$8,724
Federal:	$15,992,000	$685	7.7%	$20,603,000	$905	10.6%	$24,229,000	$1,082	12.4%
State:	$119,910,000	$5,136	57.5%	$105,926,000	$4,654	54.6%	$106,227,000	$4,745	54.4%
Local:	$72,512,000	$3,106	34.8%	$67,464,000	$2,964	34.8%	$64,861,000	$2,897	33.2%
Total Expenditures:	$203,681,000	$8,724		$191,593,000	$8,417		$198,282,000	$8,857
Total Current Expenditures:	$183,027,000	$7,840		$161,988,000	$7,117		$175,481,000	$7,838
Instructional Expenditures:	$108,246,000	$4,637	59.1%	$98,678,000	$4,335	60.9%	$103,389,000	$4,618	58.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$23,855,601	$1,022	13.0%	$18,923,000	$831	11.7%	$23,857,000	$1,066	13.6%
Administration:	$16,167,000	$692	8.8%	$13,844,000	$608	8.5%	$15,002,000	$670	8.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$34,758,399	$1,489	19.0%	$30,543,000	$1,342	18.9%	$33,233,000	$1,484	18.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,456,000	$362		$17,623,000	$774		$11,118,000	$497
Construction:	$5,290,000	$227		$16,516,000	$726		$6,718,000	$300
Total Other:	$2,796,000	$120		$2,400,000	$105		$1,984,000	$89
Interest on Debt:	$9,216,000	$395		$9,441,000	$415		$9,477,000	$423

Total Salary:	$106,206,000	$4,549		$102,574,000	$4,506		$109,661,000	$4,898
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$73,005,000	$3,127	68.7%	$69,877,000	$3,070	68.1%	$72,346,000	$3,231	66.0%
Other Salary:	$33,201,000	$1,422	31.3%	$32,697,000	$1,436	31.9%	$37,315,000	$1,667	34.0%
Total Benefit:	$33,732,000	$1,445		$31,378,000	$1,379		$32,613,000	$1,457
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$22,889,000	$980	67.9%	$21,033,000	$924	67.0%	$21,041,000	$940	64.5%
Other Benefit:	$10,843,000	$464	32.1%	$10,345,000	$454	33.0%	$11,572,000	$517	35.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	48.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	51.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	23.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	17.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,750.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,890.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,948.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,596.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$55,152.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,838.0

* Dorchester School District 2 was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.