Ladson Elementary

As a roomy primary school in Ladson, South Carolina, Ladson Elementary works with 907 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Charleston 01. Enrollment runs roughly 72% bigger than the state mean of about 526.

Charleston 01 comprises 81 schools with combined enrollment of 52,009 students; Ladson Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Ladson Elementary shows that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 31% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Ladson Elementary has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Ladson Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Charleston County indicate median household income runs about $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Ladson Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

The closest other public school is Joseph R. Pye Elementary, roughly 2.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 20%: 758 students in 2018 compared to 907 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 20% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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