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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER 01·NCES 450258000673
Clinton Elementary
110 Clinton School Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 · (803) 285-5395 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Clinton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #476 of 635 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #603 of 635 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #471 of 709 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #142 of 656 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #297 of 656 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #149 of 395 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-75 (-15%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 34.3 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 29.8 | 13.6:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 33.3 | 12.2:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 92% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 100% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 95% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 89% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 78% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Elementary.
About Clinton Elementary
In Lancaster, South Carolina, part of Lancaster County, Clinton Elementary is an elementary school. The school counted 412 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 22% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Clinton Elementary falls under Lancaster 01, which has 22 schools enrolling 15,417 students.
More than half of enrollment at Clinton Elementary is Black: 58%. Next come 19% White, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 19% Black. The diversity index for Clinton Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lancaster County show that median household income comes to about $78,869, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 15,417 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Clinton Elementary from the closest public school, Discovery Charter of Lancaster. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Clinton Elementary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.7 to 12.0 over 4 years.
Clinton Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,475
Census ACS
Median income
$78,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
15,417 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster 01
- Indian Land HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 1,390 students
- Indian Land IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Harrisburg ElementaryElementary · 1,161 students
- Indian Land MiddleMiddle · 1,102 students
- Indian Land ElementaryElementary · 1,042 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Indian Land HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 1,390 students
- Van Wyck ElementaryElementary · 820 students
- Buford ElementaryElementary · 792 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Buford HighHigh · 532 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Charter of Lancaster0.6 mi · 146
- Lancaster High0.7 mi · 1,390
- North Elementary0.9 mi · 645
- A. R. Rucker Middle1.7 mi · 477
- South Middle1.9 mi · 439
- Brooklyn Springs Elementary2.0 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton ElementaryHow large is Clinton Elementary?
Clinton Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Clinton Elementary serve?
Clinton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Clinton Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Clinton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clinton Elementary?
At Clinton Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 17% Hispanic, 58% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Clinton Elementary public or private?
Clinton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.