Bookman Road Elementary

Bookman Road Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Elgin, South Carolina, overseen by Richland 02. Current enrollment sits at 535 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 32 schools in Richland 02 (28,841 students total), Bookman Road Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bookman Road Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 19% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Richland County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Bookman Road Elementary lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Richland County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,784, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Bookman Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bridge Creek Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Bookman Road Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bookman Road Elementary's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 535). The White share of enrollment contracted from 41% to 19% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.