Cheraw Primary

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in Cheraw, South Carolina, Cheraw Primary hosts 443 students from grades pre-K through 2, one of the schools within Chesterfield 01.

Chesterfield 01 runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,872 students. Cheraw Primary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Cheraw Primary records that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Chesterfield County reports that median household earnings sit near $49,235, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Chesterfield County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,872 students), Cheraw Primary is one campus in the mix.

Long Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Cheraw Primary operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Cheraw Primary's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 443). The Black share of enrollment fell from 55% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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