Edwards Elementary

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Chesterfield, South Carolina, Edwards Elementary teaches 538 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Chesterfield 01.

Chesterfield 01 runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,872 students. Edwards Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Edwards Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Edwards Elementary lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Chesterfield County indicate median household income runs about $49,235, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chesterfield County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,872 students), Edwards Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Chesterfield-Ruby Middle, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Edwards Elementary.

Edwards Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Edwards Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 538). White enrollment moved from 61% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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