Jesse S. Bobo Elementary

Jesse S. Bobo Elementary, a small K-5 school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, one of the schools within Spartanburg 06, hosts 364 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% below the state mean of about 526.

Spartanburg 06 runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 11,714 students. Jesse S. Bobo Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jesse S. Bobo Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Spartanburg County indicate median household income runs about $66,234, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Spartanburg County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), of which Jesse S. Bobo Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Arcadia Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Jesse S. Bobo Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 18% to 7%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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