Diamond Hill Elementary

Diamond Hill Elementary is a primary school of cozy scale in Abbeville, South Carolina, operated by Abbeville 60, teacheing 252 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 526.

Across the 8 schools in Abbeville 60 (2,746 students total), Diamond Hill Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Diamond Hill Elementary records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Abbeville County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Diamond Hill Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Abbeville County shows median household earnings sit near $52,935, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Abbeville County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,905 students), of which Diamond Hill Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Iva Elementary, around 6.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Diamond Hill Elementary has ticked down 19%, going from 312 students in 2018 to 252 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Diamond Hill Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.