Drayton Hall Elementary

Drayton Hall Elementary, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Charleston, South Carolina, overseen by Charleston 01, works with 640 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Drayton Hall Elementary sits 22% above that benchmark.

Drayton Hall Elementary is one of 81 schools operated by Charleston 01, a district that teaches 52,009 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Drayton Hall Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest reads as 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Charleston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Drayton Hall Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Charleston County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Drayton Hall Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

Nearest neighbor: Springfield Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Drayton Hall Elementary.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 829 students in 2018 compared to 640 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 18% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.