Chesnee Elementary

Set in Chesnee, South Carolina, Chesnee Elementary is a mid-sized primary school, operated by Spartanburg 02. It serves 635 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Spartanburg 02 comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 11,806 students; Chesnee Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Chesnee Elementary records that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Chesnee Elementary shows 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Chesnee Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Spartanburg County indicate median household income runs about $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Spartanburg County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), of which Chesnee Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chesnee High, around 1.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chesnee Elementary has climbed 14%, going from 558 students in 2018 to 635 in 2025.

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