Eleanor S. Rice Elementary

Set in Greenwood, South Carolina, Eleanor S. Rice Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community, operated by Greenwood 50. It teaches 535 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Greenwood 50, which oversees 13 schools and 8,477 students, Eleanor S. Rice Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Eleanor S. Rice Elementary records that Black students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder consists of 31% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Greenwood County indicate median household income runs about $52,830, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Greenwood County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,771 students), Eleanor S. Rice Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pinecrest Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eleanor S. Rice Elementary has fell 3%, going from 549 students in 2018 to 535 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Eleanor S. Rice Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.