Byrd Elementary

Located at 1225 Weldon Way, in Graniteville, South Carolina, Byrd Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that instructs 708 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Aiken 01. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 526.

Within Aiken 01, which oversees 40 schools and 22,916 students, Byrd Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Byrd Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 34% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Aiken County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Byrd Elementary shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Aiken County) records that median household earnings sit near $70,609, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Aiken County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,280 students), of which Byrd Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Leavelle McCampbell Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Byrd Elementary's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 820 (now 708). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 52% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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