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Bryson Elementary
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Bryson Elementary
Bryson Elementary, a roomy K-5 school in Simpsonville, South Carolina, part of Greenville 01, caters to 1,038 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 97% larger than the state mean of about 526.
Bryson Elementary is one of 89 schools operated by Greenville 01, a district that teaches 78,776 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Bryson Elementary records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 27% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Greenville County put median household earnings sit near $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Bryson Elementary is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students).
Fountain Inn High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Bryson Elementary operates from a residential location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 928 students in 2018 compared to 1,038 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 56% to 43%.
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