McBee Elementary

McBee Elementary is a close-knit elementary school in McBee, South Carolina, part of Chesterfield 01. The school serves 349 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 526.

Chesterfield 01 comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 6,872 students; McBee Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, McBee Elementary records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Black, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting McBee Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chesterfield County indicate median household earnings sit near $49,235, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chesterfield County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,872 students), of which McBee Elementary is one.

McBee High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus.

McBee Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 414 students in 2018 compared to 349 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.