Lexington Four Early Childhood Center

Lexington Four Early Childhood Center operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Swansea, South Carolina, operated by Lexington 04. Current enrollment sits at 495 students spanning grades pre-K through K.

Across the 7 schools in Lexington 04 (3,474 students total), Lexington Four Early Childhood Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lexington Four Early Childhood Center records that 55% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lexington County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lexington County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Lexington Four Early Childhood Center is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sandhills Primary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Lexington Four Early Childhood Center operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lexington Four Early Childhood Center has contracted 18%, going from 603 students in 2018 to 495 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share grew from 20% to 26%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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