Easterling Primary

Easterling Primary is one of the tight-knit elementary campuss in Marion, South Carolina, one of the schools within Marion 10, with 431 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 9 schools in Marion 10 (3,633 students total), Easterling Primary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Easterling Primary records that Black students make up the majority at 74%; the rest comes out to 14% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Marion County put the typical household earns roughly $36,301 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Easterling Primary is one of 10 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 3,633 students).

Nearest neighbor: Marion Intermediate, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Easterling Primary.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Easterling Primary has declined 29%, going from 608 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 19% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Easterling Primary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.