McDonald Elementary

McDonald Elementary, an intimate elementary campus in Georgetown, South Carolina, operated by Georgetown 01, serves 389 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so McDonald Elementary sits 26% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in Georgetown 01 (8,208 students total), McDonald Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, McDonald Elementary lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 28% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Georgetown County shows median household earnings sit near $68,713, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Georgetown County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,208 students), McDonald Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Georgetown High, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around McDonald Elementary.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McDonald Elementary has edged down 19%, going from 482 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 65% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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