Oakbrook Elementary

As an average-sized K-5 school in Ladson, South Carolina, Oakbrook Elementary caters to 649 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Dorchester 02. Enrollment runs roughly 23% bigger than the state mean of about 526.

Oakbrook Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Dorchester 02, a district that educates 25,928 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Oakbrook Elementary logs that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 31% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Dorchester County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Oakbrook Elementary shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dorchester County put the typical household earns roughly $78,198 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dorchester County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students), Oakbrook Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Oakbrook Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakbrook Elementary has declined 9%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 649 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 31% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.