Heath Springs Elementary

Located at 158 Solar Road, in Heath Springs, South Carolina, Heath Springs Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school that instructs 297 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Lancaster 01. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 44% leaner than typical.

Heath Springs Elementary is one of 22 schools operated by Lancaster 01, a district that educates 15,417 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Heath Springs Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,869 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Heath Springs Elementary is one of 23 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 15,417 students).

Andrew Jackson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Heath Springs Elementary.

Heath Springs Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Heath Springs Elementary's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 395 (now 297). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 72% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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