Mount Gallant Elementary

Mount Gallant Elementary, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Rock Hill, South Carolina, overseen by York 03, instructs 469 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within York 03, which oversees 24 schools and 16,034 students, Mount Gallant Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Mount Gallant Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder comes out to 20% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (York County) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,095, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mount Gallant Elementary is one of 69 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students).

The closest other public school is Dutchman Creek Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mount Gallant Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Mount Gallant Elementary's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 469). Black enrollment moved from 37% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.