Laurel Hill Primary

This page covers Laurel Hill Primary, a medium-sized elementary school in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The school counts 691 students across pre-K through 2. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.

The district, Charleston 01, operates 81 schools serving 52,009 students.

White students are the large majority at Laurel Hill Primary, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Charleston County residents are about 66% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Laurel Hill Primary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.

Dividing enrollment by its 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. Among elementary schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Charleston County show that median household income is about $88,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Laurel Hill Primary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County, which together enroll about 55,933 students.

The next-closest public school is Charles Pinckney Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

NCES assigns Laurel Hill Primary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 691 was 28% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 541. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Laurel Hill Primary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.