Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School

Set in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School is a small elementary campus, run under Lexington 03. It enrolls 429 students across grades 3 through 5.

Across the 4 schools in Lexington 03 (1,961 students total), Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lexington County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lexington County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), of which Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School is one.

Batesburg-Leesville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School.

Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School has ticked down 12%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 33% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.