Loris Elementary

Loris Elementary, a high-enrollment K-5 school in Loris, South Carolina, run under Horry 01, enrolls 790 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 50% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Horry 01 runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 48,662 students. Loris Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Loris Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 38% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Horry County put median household income runs about $66,880, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Horry County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students), Loris Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Loris High, roughly 0.6 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Loris Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Loris Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 799 (now 790). Black enrollment moved from 43% to 38% across the same window.

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