Belvedere Elementary

Belvedere Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Belvedere, South Carolina, overseen by Aiken 01, serves 617 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Aiken 01, which oversees 40 schools and 22,916 students, Belvedere Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Belvedere Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 27% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Belvedere Elementary records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Aiken County put the typical household earns roughly $70,609 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Aiken County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,280 students), of which Belvedere Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Highland Springs Middle, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 646 students in 2018 compared to 617 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 8% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Belvedere Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.