Belton Elementary

As a cozy elementary campus in Belton, South Carolina, Belton Elementary enrolls 379 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by Anderson 02. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Anderson 02 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,404 students. Belton Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Belton Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 17% Black, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Anderson County put the typical household earns roughly $66,651 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belton Elementary is one of 57 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students).

The closest other public school is Marshall Primary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Belton Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 72% to 63%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Belton Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.