Centerville Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Anderson, South Carolina, Centerville Elementary serves 536 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Anderson 05.

Anderson 05 runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,131 students. Centerville Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Centerville Elementary logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the resource side, Centerville Elementary lists 42 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.

Across the wider county, census data for Anderson County shows median household earnings sit near $66,651, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Centerville Elementary is one of 57 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students).

The closest other public school is Westside High, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Centerville Elementary.

Centerville Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 746 students in 2018 compared to 536 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 55% to 44%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.