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Percent of 10th graders failing one or more parts of exit exam on first attempt (Percent) – 1986

Data Provided by: Children's Trust of South Carolina
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29.1% - 39.9%
Lexington 29.1%
Greenville 33.5%
Pickens 35.3%
Kershaw 35.6%
Saluda 37.4%
York 37.8%
Dorchester 38.0%
Oconee 39.5%
Horry 39.9%
40.0% - 48.3%
Newberry 41.2%
Spartanburg 41.7%
Anderson 41.8%
Union 42.6%
Aiken 43.3%
Berkeley 43.8%
Charleston 45.3%
Richland 45.9%
Laurens 46.0%
Barnwell 47.0%
Lancaster 47.0%
Chesterfield 47.0%
Greenwood 48.3%
48.4% - 58.0%
Florence 49.9%
48.4% - 58.0%
Darlington 50.9%
Abbeville 51.1%
Beaufort 51.3%
Cherokee 51.3%
Marion 52.2%
Sumter 52.6%
Edgefield 55.4%
Dillon 55.5%
Georgetown 56.2%
Clarendon 56.6%
Colleton 56.7%
Bamberg 58.0%
58.1% - 73.0%
Chester 60.3%
Fairfield 60.4%
Hampton 61.7%
Marlboro 61.8%
Orangeburg 65.1%
Lee 67.3%
Calhoun 67.5%
Jasper 68.0%
Allendale 68.8%
Williamsburg 72.1%
McCormick 73.0%

Definitions: The BSAP test administered to tenth graders to determine eligibility for high school graduation. Students must score 700 on both the math and language arts portions of their tests to be eligible to receive their high school diploma. Students may retake their exit exams 4 times. Students who fail to pass their exit exams but complete their coursework receive a high school certificate of completion.
2006,2008 DATA is based on the HSAP exam.

Data Source: SC Department of Education

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.

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