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Berry Shoals Elementary

300 Shoals Road, Duncan, SC 29334 · (864) 949-2300 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 77%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K439%
Kindergarten6413%
Grade 17215%
Grade 27315%
Grade 37516%
Grade 46914%
Grade 58017%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
17938%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
12125%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
12526%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
4610%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24752%
Female
22948%

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Where Berry Shoals Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Spartanburg County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
476#382 of 709#31 of 51
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#124 of 656#11 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.6%#19 of 656#1 of 49
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

About Berry Shoals Elementary

Berry Shoals Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Duncan, South Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 476 students in 2024-25.

Berry Shoals Elementary is part of Spartanburg 05, where 15 schools serve 11,962 students.

No group is above 50% at Berry Shoals Elementary; the largest is White, at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 25% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 67%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Berry Shoals Elementary scores 72%.

Berry Shoals Elementary has 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.8:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.3:1.

Census data for Spartanburg County show the median household earns about $66,234 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Berry Shoals Elementary, Spartanburg County has 88 public schools.

Berry Shoals Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place Berry Shoals Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

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Spartanburg County at a glance

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Population
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students

Quick facts

School name
Berry Shoals Elementary
District
Spartanburg 05
Address
300 Shoals Road, Duncan, SC 29334
Phone
(864) 949-2300
County
Spartanburg County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
476
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
450360001800
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Berry Shoals Elementary
How many students attend Berry Shoals Elementary?
Berry Shoals Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
Is Berry Shoals Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berry Shoals Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Berry Shoals Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Berry Shoals Elementary.
How diverse is Berry Shoals Elementary?
Berry Shoals Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 25% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Berry Shoals Elementary in?
Berry Shoals Elementary is part of Spartanburg 05.
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