Kinard Elementary

As a moderately sized K-5 school in Clover, South Carolina, Kinard Elementary enrolls 463 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by York 02.

Kinard Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by York 02, a district that serves 9,038 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kinard Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 24% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,095 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kinard Elementary is one of 69 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students).

Nearest neighbor: Larne Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Kinard Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 13%: 410 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 68% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Kinard Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.