Cedar Springs Academy

As an one-room-style unified-grade school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Cedar Springs Academy instructs 42 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by Deaf & Blind School. Enrollment runs roughly 96% below the state mean of about 1,077.

Across the 5 schools in Deaf & Blind School (159 students total), Cedar Springs Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cedar Springs Academy shows that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Spartanburg County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,234 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Spartanburg County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), of which Cedar Springs Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: SC School for the Blind High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cedar Springs Academy.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cedar Springs Academy has edged down 49%, going from 82 students in 2018 to 42 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 13% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 3.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Cedar Springs Academy typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.