Berry Shoals Elementary

Set in Duncan, South Carolina, Berry Shoals Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, run under Spartanburg 05. It caters to 476 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Berry Shoals Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Spartanburg 05, a district that works with 11,962 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Berry Shoals Elementary records that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 26% Black, 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Berry Shoals Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Spartanburg County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,234 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Spartanburg County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), Berry Shoals Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Berry Shoals Intermediate, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.