Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy

Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy is an elementary school of cozy scale in Kingstree, South Carolina, one of the schools within Williamsburg 01, caters to 362 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Williamsburg 01 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,794 students; Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy is among them.

Demographically, Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy reports that nearly all students (87%) are Black. Other groups include 6% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Williamsburg County as a whole is about 63% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Williamsburg County indicate median household income runs about $46,213, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Williamsburg County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,794 students), Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy is one campus in the mix.

Kingstree Middle Magnet is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 362).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.