Lower Lee Elementary

Lower Lee Elementary is a primary school of minimally staffed scale in Mayesville, South Carolina, operated by Lee 01, enrolling 128 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Lee 01 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,275 students; Lower Lee Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lower Lee Elementary records that nearly all students (93%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 62% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Lower Lee Elementary records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Lower Lee Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lee County) logs that median household income runs about $44,760, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Lee County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,485 students), of which Lower Lee Elementary is one.

Lee Central High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Lower Lee Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 43%: 224 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

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