Hanahan Elementary

Hanahan Elementary is one of the sprawling K-5 schools in Hanahan, South Carolina, operated by Berkeley 01, with 957 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Hanahan Elementary sits 82% above that benchmark.

Berkeley 01 runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 39,543 students. Hanahan Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hanahan Elementary logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Hanahan Elementary logs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Hanahan Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Berkeley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,358 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hanahan Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Berkeley County (combined enrollment of about 40,966 students).

The closest other public school is Hanahan Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hanahan Elementary has declined 25%, going from 1,280 students in 2018 to 957 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 18% to 31%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Hanahan Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.