Barnwell Primary

Among the schools in Barnwell, South Carolina, is Barnwell Primary, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 680 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students, which makes this school 29% larger than average.

Barnwell has a total of 9 schools and 3,123 students, Barnwell Primary among them.

The share of White students at Barnwell Primary is 53%, a majority. Other students are 41% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Barnwell County at about 52% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.

There are 52 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.3:1.

Barnwell Primary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of South Carolina public elementary schools.

The school is in Barnwell County, where the median household earns about $46,626 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. Across Barnwell County, 16 public schools serve about 4,300 students.

Barnwell Primary's nearest public school is Guinyard-Butler Middle (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 3.

Federal data place Barnwell Primary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 697 in 2020-21 and 680 in 2024-25.

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