Ford Elementary

As a modestly sized K-5 school in Laurens, South Carolina, Ford Elementary works with 423 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Laurens 55.

Laurens 55 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,984 students. Ford Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ford Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% White, 22% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Ford Elementary logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Laurens County) reports that median household earnings sit near $57,623, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Ford Elementary is one of 18 public schools in Laurens County (combined enrollment of about 8,681 students).

Sanders Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Ford Elementary's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 534 (now 423). Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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