South Carolina Superintendent of Education

Superintendent of Education of South Carolina
Incumbent
Ellen Weaver
since January 11, 2023
SeatColumbia
AppointerElected at-large
Term lengthFour years, no term limit
Constituting instrumentConstitution of South Carolina
Inaugural holderJustus K. Jillson
FormationJune 7, 1868
(156 years ago)
 (1868-06-07)
Salary$214,000[1]

The South Carolina superintendent of education is the executive of the South Carolina Department of Education. The superintendent is responsible for overseeing the 1.5 billion dollar budget of the department[2] and ensuring that schools and schools districts are abiding by federal and state laws as well as the requirements established by the department. The superintendent is elected at-large and serves a term of four years. The position has no term limits. The current superintendent of education is Ellen Weaver, a Republican, who was elected in 2022 upon the retirement of Molly Spearman.

  1. ^ Budds, Becky (11 November 2022). "Pay raises for 6 South Carolina elected officials are coming in January". WLTX. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020 Financial Requirements". ed.sc.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-24.