Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary is an elementary campus of cozy scale in York, South Carolina, part of York 01, instructing 378 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Jefferson Elementary sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

York 01 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,946 students. Jefferson Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Jefferson Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest reads as 21% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Jefferson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for York County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,095, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across York County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students), Jefferson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is York Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Elementary has fell 25%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 6% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.