Main Street Elementary

Main Street Elementary is one of the cozy primary schools in Lake City, South Carolina, overseen by Florence 03, with 318 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 526.

Across the 8 schools in Florence 03 (2,767 students total), Main Street Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Main Street Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Florence County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Main Street Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Main Street Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Florence County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,305 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Main Street Elementary is one of 39 public schools in Florence County (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students).

The closest other public school is J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet, roughly 1.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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