How did education reform by the Progressives in South Carolina compare with education reform throughout the nation? In South Carolina, funding per student for education was the lowest in the
nation; nationally, average spending per student was five times higher.

Nationwide, the Progressive movement focused on adult education; in South
Carolina, education reform focused on younger students and early education.

Across the nation, funding for schools for white and African American student
was uneven; in South Carolina, funding for all students was at an equal level.

South Carolina Progressives concentrated on the racial integration of state schools; across the nation, Progressives focused on making segregated schools
equal.