Mary H. Wright Elementary

Mary H. Wright Elementary, a mid-tier primary school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, overseen by Spartanburg 07, works with 451 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 10 schools in Spartanburg 07 (7,624 students total), Mary H. Wright Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Mary H. Wright Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder looks like 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Spartanburg County) logs that median household income runs about $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Mary H. Wright Elementary is one of 88 public schools in Spartanburg County (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carver Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mary H. Wright Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary H. Wright Elementary has declined 16%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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