Cowpens Elementary

Cowpens Elementary, a mid-tier K-5 school in Cowpens, South Carolina, run under Spartanburg 03, educates 460 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Cowpens Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Spartanburg 03, a district that teaches 2,748 students overall.

On demographics, Cowpens Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Cowpens Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Spartanburg County reports that median household income runs about $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Cowpens Elementary is one of 88 public schools in Spartanburg County (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cannons Elementary, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Cowpens Elementary.

Cowpens Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cowpens Elementary has rose 13%, going from 406 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 71% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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