McCormick Elementary

McCormick Elementary operates as a close-knit K-5 school in Mullins, South Carolina, overseen by Marion 10. Current enrollment sits at 295 students spanning grades 3 through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so McCormick Elementary sits 44% leaner than that benchmark.

McCormick Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Marion 10, a district that serves 3,633 students overall.

On the student-mix side, McCormick Elementary logs that 66% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest reads as 21% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $36,301, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McCormick Elementary is one of 10 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 3,633 students).

Palmetto Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around McCormick Elementary.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the McCormick Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.