Douglas Elementary

Located at 215 South East Diggs Road, in Trenton, South Carolina, Douglas Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school that works with 215 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Edgefield 01. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Edgefield 01 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,069 students; Douglas Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Douglas Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Edgefield County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Douglas Elementary records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Douglas Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Edgefield County) records that median household income runs about $73,029, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Edgefield County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,862 students), of which Douglas Elementary is one.

Trenton High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 215 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 43% over that span.

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