Limestone-Central Elementary

Located at 727 Pacolet Highway, in Gaffney, South Carolina, Limestone-Central Elementary is a compact K-5 school that enrolls 436 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Cherokee 01.

Limestone-Central Elementary is one of 14 schools operated by Cherokee 01, a district that serves 7,525 students overall.

Demographically, Limestone-Central Elementary logs that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 38% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cherokee County indicate median household earnings sit near $50,288, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Cherokee County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,402 students), of which Limestone-Central Elementary is one.

Gaffney High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Limestone-Central Elementary.

Limestone-Central Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Limestone-Central Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 430 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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