Brooklyn Springs Elementary

Brooklyn Springs Elementary, a small primary school in Lancaster, South Carolina, overseen by Lancaster 01, enrolls 398 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Lancaster 01 comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 15,417 students; Brooklyn Springs Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Brooklyn Springs Elementary records that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 23% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Brooklyn Springs Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,869 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lancaster County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,417 students), of which Brooklyn Springs Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: South Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brooklyn Springs Elementary has decreased 19%, going from 492 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Brooklyn Springs Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.