McLees Elementary

McLees Elementary is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in Anderson, South Carolina, run under Anderson 05, with 543 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Anderson 05 comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 12,131 students; McLees Elementary is among them.

On demographics, McLees Elementary shows that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, census data for Anderson County shows median household earnings sit near $66,651, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. McLees Elementary is one of 57 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students).

Nearest neighbor: New Prospect Elementary, around 3.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around McLees Elementary.

McLees Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 624 students in 2018 compared to 543 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 67% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.