Catawba Trail Elementary

Catawba Trail Elementary is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Elgin, South Carolina, overseen by Richland 02, hosting 636 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

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

Demographically, Catawba Trail Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 28% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Richland County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Catawba Trail Elementary records 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Richland County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Catawba Trail Elementary is one of 104 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pontiac Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Catawba Trail Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Catawba Trail Elementary's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 636). Over the same period, the White share declined from 30% to 17%.

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