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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD 52·NCES 450240000746

Ninety Six Primary School

121 South Cambridge Street, Ninety Six, SC 29666 · (864) 543-3112 · Greenwood County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
97
Grade 1
88
Grade 2
98
Student demographics
White
21977%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 46%
Hispanic
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14%
Black
4114%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 31%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16659%
Female
11741%

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7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
283
-78 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 16.4:1
% White
77%
was 70%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
14%
was 25%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Ninety Six Primary School

Located at 121 South Cambridge Street, in Ninety Six, South Carolina, Ninety Six Primary School is a tight-knit K-5 school that works with 283 students (grades pre-K through 2), part of Greenwood 52. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Ninety Six Primary School sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.

Greenwood 52 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,359 students. Ninety Six Primary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Ninety Six Primary School records that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder comes out to 14% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Greenwood County put the typical household earns roughly $52,830 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ninety Six Primary School is one of 21 public schools in Greenwood County (combined enrollment of about 10,771 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ninety Six Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Ninety Six Primary School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ninety Six Primary School has fell 22%, going from 361 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 25% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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Greenwood County at a glance

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Population
69,489
Census ACS
Median income
$52,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,771 students

Quick facts

School name
Ninety Six Primary School
District
Greenwood 52
Address
121 South Cambridge Street, Ninety Six, SC 29666
Phone
(864) 543-3112
County
Greenwood County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–02
Total enrollment
283
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
450240000746
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ninety Six Primary School
How many students attend Ninety Six Primary School?
Ninety Six Primary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Ninety Six Primary School serve?
Ninety Six Primary School serves grades PK-02.
How many students per teacher at Ninety Six Primary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Ninety Six Primary School.
How diverse is Ninety Six Primary School?
Ninety Six Primary School reports a student body of 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ninety Six Primary School?
Ninety Six Primary School is overseen by Greenwood 52 in Greenwood County.
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