M. S. Bailey Child Development Center

A small elementary school in Clinton, South Carolina, M. S. Bailey Child Development Center is part of Laurens 56. Classes run from pre-K, and the school has 139 students. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 74% smaller than average.

District-wide, Laurens 56 has 6 schools and 2,707 students.

A majority of students at M. S. Bailey Child Development Center, 51%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 68%. By the diversity index, M. S. Bailey Child Development Center comes in at 64%.

M. S. Bailey Child Development Center's 10 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.9:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.

Census Bureau estimates for Laurens County show that median household income is about $57,623, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. A total of 18 public schools operate in Laurens County, serving about 8,681 students.

The nearest public school is Summit Classical School, at about 0.9 miles. M. S. Bailey Child Development Center has 6 other public schools within five miles.

For locale, NCES codes M. S. Bailey Child Development Center as Town: Distant.

The number of students grew from 100 to 139 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.5 to 13.9 over 4 years.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at M. S. Bailey Child Development Center. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.