Clio Elementary

Clio Elementary, a tiny elementary school in Clio, South Carolina, one of the schools within Marlboro 01, serves 188 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 64% leaner than the state mean of about 526.

Marlboro 01 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,380 students; Clio Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Clio Elementary logs that Black students make up the majority at 68%; the rest breaks down as 24% White, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marlboro County) logs that median household earnings sit near $34,301, about 9% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marlboro County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,380 students), of which Clio Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: McColl Elementary/Middle, around 7.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clio Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 37% since 2018, when it stood at 137 (now 188). Black enrollment moved from 89% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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