Duncan Elementary School of the Arts

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Duncan, South Carolina, Duncan Elementary School of the Arts serves 670 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Spartanburg 05. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 526.

Within Spartanburg 05, which oversees 15 schools and 11,962 students, Duncan Elementary School of the Arts is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Duncan Elementary School of the Arts logs that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 27% Black, 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, Duncan Elementary School of the Arts records 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Spartanburg County put median household income runs about $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Spartanburg County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), of which Duncan Elementary School of the Arts is one.

James Byrnes Freshman Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Duncan Elementary School of the Arts has climbed 11%, going from 603 students in 2018 to 670 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 47% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.