Edisto Elementary

As a modestly sized elementary campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Edisto Elementary hosts 419 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by Orangeburg. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

Across the 27 schools in Orangeburg (10,462 students total), Edisto Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Edisto Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Orangeburg County as a whole is about 61% Black, so the school skews considerably less Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Edisto Elementary lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Orangeburg County) reports that median household earnings sit near $45,675, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Edisto Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Orangeburg County (combined enrollment of about 11,507 students).

Edisto High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Edisto Elementary.

The school occupies a countryside site.

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