Gallman Elementary

As a modestly sized elementary school in Newberry, South Carolina, Gallman Elementary works with 408 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Newberry 01. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Gallman Elementary sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Newberry 01, which oversees 13 schools and 5,714 students, Gallman Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Gallman Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Newberry County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,780 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Newberry County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,714 students), of which Gallman Elementary is one.

Boundary St. Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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